Bombs inside Sunni mosque in Iraq kill 15: police, medics

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Source: Reuters

TIKRIT, Iraq | Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:25am EDT

(Reuters) - Two bombs concealed in air conditioning units inside a Sunni mosque south of the Iraqi city of Samarra exploded during Friday prayers, killing at least 15 people, police and hospital sources said.

It was not clear who was behind the attack, which took place in al-Mafraq, around 10 km (6 miles) south of Samarra.

"During the Friday prayer suddenly a huge explosion took place. Black smoke filled the mosque, we could not see each other. I tried to stand, but I couldn't as I had some injuries in my legs," said 35-year-old Saleh al-Shamani.

At least 17 people were wounded, the sources said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/20/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE98J0B720130920

[Botany]

1. Operation Iraqi Freedom

[Lasher]

2. OMG, we need to invade Iraq and save them from themselves!

Oh wait, we did that already. Maybe we'll get a different result if we we try the same thing somewhere else.

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3. Usually it's Shiites being targetted

I'd be curious who's behind this bombing. What ever happened to Al'Sadr and his gangs there?

This is clearly a revenge bombing of sorts. We're really seeing a low boiling civil war there.