01-11-2024 08:26 PM Jerusalem Timing

At least 12 dead in Suicide Bombings at Baghdad Mosque

At least 12 dead in Suicide Bombings at Baghdad Mosque

At least 12 people were killed on Thursday in a double suicide bombing targeting a mosque frequented by Muslim worshippers in the northwest of the Iraqi capital, police said.

AttackAt least 12 people were killed on Thursday in a double suicide bombing targeting a mosque frequented by Muslim worshippers in the northwest of the Iraqi capital, police said.

"Two suicide bombers wearing explosive belts blew themselves up in front of the Rasul al-Azam (mosque) in the Shaala district" of Baghdad, a police official said, adding that more than 20 people were wounded in the blasts.