A bomb placed outside a mosque frequented by provincial officials in the central Iraqi city of Tikrit killed at least 17 people and wounded 50 others

A bomb placed outside a mosque frequented by provincial officials in the central Iraqi city of Tikrit killed at least 17 people and wounded 50 others after the main weekly Muslim prayers on Friday.
  
Two members of the Salaheddin provincial council and a senior police officer were among the wounded in the blast at 12:45 pm (0945 GMT) in the city, 160 kilometers north of Baghdad, a security official and a doctor said. "We have received 17 dead bodies, and around 50 other people are wounded," said the doctor in Tikrit hospital, speaking on condition of anonymity.
  
"Among the wounded are two provincial councillors and police Lieutenant Colonel Khalil al-Ramul." An interior ministry official in Baghdad, who also did not want to be named, confirmed the toll.
  
The bomb was hidden inside a fuel canister at the entrance to the mosque where provincial officials often attend Friday prayers, the official said.