Shi'ite militias open fire in Iraqi mosque, killing 30 Sunnis
Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen opened fire on minority Sunni Muslims in a mosque on Friday, killing dozens just as Baghdad is trying to build a cross-community government to fight Sunni Islamists whose rise has alarmed Western powers. One Iraqi security source said 30 people had been killed when the militias attacked the mosque in Baquba, capital of Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, on the Muslim day of prayer. Some witnesses put the death toll higher. The bloodbath marks a setback for Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi, from the ...
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