Officials: 29 dead in suicide bomb in Iraq mosque

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Source: Associated Press

(08-28) 14:02 PDT BAGHDAD, (AP) --

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque Sunday night, killing 29 people during prayers, a shocking strike on a place of worship similar to the one that brought Iraq to the brink of civil war five years ago.

Iraqi security officials said parliament lawmaker Khalid al-Fahdawi, a Sunni, was among the dead in the 9:40 p.m attack.

Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, a spokesman for Baghdad's military operations command, confirmed the bombing happened inside the Um al-Qura mosque during prayers in the western Baghdad neighborhood of al-Jamiaah. The blue-domed building is the largest Sunni mosque in Baghdad.

Two security officials and medics at two Baghdad hospitals put the casualty toll at 29 dead and 38 wounded. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

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[demosincebirth]

1. Some twisted minds.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. When are we going to get sick of regulating their religious problems.

We should offer them a tip of the helmet and back out the door to let them decide how wacky they want their own country to be. Remind them on the way out that a stable government that participates successfully in global economics doesn't suffer daily explosions or live in a realm of 14th century society and wish them the best.

Although It's easy to imagine Iran could walk in and push over their house of cards government, they'd still be better off than they are now. Some countries have been destined for hundreds of years to be third world nations despite all good efforts. Lookin' at you Afghanistan.

[ixion]

3. because we don't give a rat's ass about their problems, only their resources

or the strategic location.