Baghdad suicide attack leaves at least 29 dead

Khalid al-Fahdawi, a member of the Iraqi parliament, reported to have been killed in blast at capital’s largest Sunni mosque A suicide bomber has killed at least 29 people and wounded at least 38 more at Baghdad’s largest Sunni mosque. Security officials said Khalid al-Fahdawi, a member of the Iraqi parliament, was among the dead. A spokesman for Baghdad’s military operations command confirmed that the bombing happened inside the Umm al-Qura mosque during prayers in the western Baghdad neighborhood of al-Jamiaah. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. The attack took place as Sunnis were praying at a service during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends on Tuesday. Iraq Middle East guardian.co.uk

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