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Iraq crisis: Gunmen kill 12 in Baghdad brothel
Source: BBC
22 May 2013 Last updated at 13:47 GMT
Iraq crisis: Gunmen kill 12 in Baghdad brothel
Seven women and five men have been shot dead in a brothel in Baghdad, state and medical officials say.
Unknown armed gunmen are said to have burst into the brothel in the well-to-do eastern district of Zayouna on Wednesday afternoon and opened fire.
Prostitution is prohibited under Islam, the dominant religion in Iraq.
The killings come two days after multiple bombings killed at least 70 people - more died in fresh blasts on Tuesday.
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Iraq crisis: Gunmen kill 12 in Baghdad brothel
Seven women and five men have been shot dead in a brothel in Baghdad, state and medical officials say.
Unknown armed gunmen are said to have burst into the brothel in the well-to-do eastern district of Zayouna on Wednesday afternoon and opened fire.
Prostitution is prohibited under Islam, the dominant religion in Iraq.
The killings come two days after multiple bombings killed at least 70 people - more died in fresh blasts on Tuesday.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22627600