Deadly Blast Strikes Near Mosque in Southwest Pakistan!

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By SALMAN MASOOD, nytimes.com / Published: August 31, 2011.

Firefighters sprayed water onto cars at the site of suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan, on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 10 people were killed in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday when a suspected suicide car bomb exploded in a crowd of Shiite worshippers near a mosque, police officials said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Sunni militants were suspected in the attack, which occurred on a day when Muslims celebrate Id al-Fitr, a holiday at the end of Ramadan. At least 20 people were wounded in the blast, officials said.

The explosion took place in the Murriabad neighborhood of Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan Province. Sectarian attacks are frequent in the city.

Shiites are a minority in the country and Sunnis hold a majority. Though both sects generally coexist peacefully, extremist Sunni groups often make religious minorities their targets.

A low-level insurgency by nationalists of the Baluch ethnic group has simmered in the province. Taliban militants have also found a safe haven in the province.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/world/asia/01pakistan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

     

Iraq Headache: Blasts at Iraq Mosque Kill Over a Dozen!

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BAGHDAD — An explosion ripped through a mosque on Friday in a city north of Baghdad, killing at least 17 people, including the mosque’s imam, and wounding 47, an Iraqi security official said.

The attack occurred in Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, around 1 p.m. while worshipers were taking part in Friday Prayers.

The details of the attack were not immediately clear. The security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter, said an explosive device was detonated inside the mosque, causing the dome to collapse onto the worshipers inside and another bomb exploded near the mosque entrance less than a minute later.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/world/middleeast/04iraq.html