At Least 10 Killed in Baghdad Bombing
A truck bomb exploded Monday near a Shiite mosque in northeastern Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30, police said. The explosion occurred about 8 p.m. as worshippers left the al-Shroofi mosque after evening prayer in the mostly Shiite neighborhood of Shaab, police Capt. Ali al-Obaidi said. It appeared to be detonated by remote control, he said. Sectarian violence has escalated since a Feb. 22 bombing of an important Shiite shrine in Samarra and reprisal attacks against Sunni institutions. Full Story