February 16, 2026 12:38 am (IST)
Iraq: Attack in Sunni mosque kills 73
Baquba, Aug 22 (IBNS): A Shia Muslim armed group opened fired inside an Iraqi Sunni mosque in Iraq's eastern Diyala province which killed at least 73 people on Friday, media reports said.
" A security source said bodies had been arriving at the hospital in the city of Baquba in Diyala province on Friday," Aljazeera reported.
The reason, group or people behind the attack is still not known.
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