Suicide Bomber Kills 13 People in Baghdad Mosque

Winnipeg Free Press (June 17, 2006)

Author: Gamel, Kim

Linked as:



Summary


A suspected shoe bomber targeting a Shiite imam who criticized Abu Musab al-Zarqawi blew himself up inside one of Baghdad's most prominent mosques during Friday prayers, killing 13 people and shattering a fragile calm imposed by a security crackdown in the capital.

"Al-Qaida is trying to restore some respect after the killing of the terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by targeting one of the leading Shiite clerics, but they will fail," said the imam, Jalal Eddin al-Sagheer.

See the full content of this document

Extract


Suicide Bomber Kills 13 People in Baghdad Mosque

By Kim Gamel

BAGHDAD -- A suspected shoe bomber targeting a Shiite imam who criticized Abu...

See the full content of this document


If you are already a vLex customer, access here