Iraq violence: Dozens killed in Shia shrine suicide attack

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Iraq violence: Dozens killed in Shia shrine suicide attack

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From the section Middle East

Suicide bombers and gunmen have killed at least 35 people at a Shia shrine in Iraq, which so-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out.

At least one bomber blew himself up outside the mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, in Balad, which was then stormed by gunmen, officials say. Another bomber blew himself up among fleeing worshippers, reports say.

Meanwhile the death toll from Sunday's suicide bombing in Baghdad has again been raised, from 250 to 292.

Worshippers were marking the Eid al-Fitr festival, celebrating the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when the site came under mortar fire. The first bomber then struck a market at the entrance to the shrine. A third bomber was shot dead before he was able to detonate his explosive vest, reports say.

About 50 people were wounded in the attack, police and medical sources say.
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