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At least 20 killed in attack on Shiite mausoleum north of Baghdad
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] At least 20 people were killed and 50 others maimed on Thursday evening in an attack on a Shiite mausoleum north of Baghdad, security sources said.The site, the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, is located in Balad, about 93 kilometers (58 miles) north of Baghdad. A suicide boom-mobile blew up at the external gate of the mausoleum, allowing several gunnies to storm the site and start shooting at pilgrims on a visit on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr festival. Posted by: Fred 2016-07-08 |
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