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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a Sunni enclave in a mainly Shi'ite district in northwestern Baghdad on Friday, burning four mosques and homes, an Interior Ministry official said.The attack occurred a day after a series of blasts killed more than 200 people in the Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City, sparking fears of reprisal killings. Iraq's government slapped a curfew on the capital in a bid to prevent such attacks. The ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the number of casualties was not known, but a resident of Hurriya district, Imad al-Din al-Hashemi, told Reuters he had counted 18 bodies and at least 24 wounded. They attacked four mosques with rocket-propelled grenades and machinegun fire. The attacks began at midday," said Hashemi, a university academic, who said he was helping to evacuate people from their homes. He said at least four houses were on fire and that three of the victims, two women and a child, had died of smoke inhalation. The Interior Ministry official said at least two of the mosques had been attacked by rocket-propelled grenades. Residents were appealing for firefighters and ambulances but the area was too dangerous for police to send reinforcements. Sounds like a pick-up game.
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