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11 die as suicide bomber targets Shi'ites

A suicide attack at a Shi'ite place of worship, or husseiniyah, in eastern Baghdad killed 11 people and wounded 32.

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A suicide bomber has attacked Shi'ite worshippers during prayers in eastern Baghdad, killing 11 people.

Monday's attack, which targeted a Shi'ite place of worship, or husseiniyah, also wounded 32 people, security and medical officials said.

It comes three days after suspected Shi'ite militiamen gunned down 70 Sunni worshippers at a mosque northeast of the capital.

It was not immediately clear if the two attacks were linked, as Sunni extremists often target members of Iraq's Shi'ite majority, whom they consider to be apostates.

Iraq is struggling to regain swathes of territory lost to a lightning jihadist-led militant offensive launched in June, which swept security forces aside and overrun much of the country's Sunni heartland.


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