Scores killed, injured in two explosions in two mosques in Baghdad

Scores of persons were killed or injured in a huge explosion that took place near a mosque for the Shiite, to the south the Iraqi capital Baghdad, while news rumored on another explosion that targeted another mosque for the Shiite in the western suburb for Baghdad.

News were contradictory over the number of killed in the first incident which took place in al-Doura area. While the police said in a preliminary report that the explosion killed 13 and wounded 22, news reports quoted an officer in the national guards that at least 30 persons were killed.

News reports from Baghdad also said that the first explosion took place when one suicide bomber belted with explosives sneaked and detonated himself in a procession celebrating the Shiite celebration of Ashoura in al-Doura area in the southern suburb of Baghdad.

The second incident took place in Um al-Qurra mosque in a quarter inhabited by the Shiite majority. Preliminary news reports said that this explosion which took place to the west of Baghdad killed one person at least and injuring four.

Earlier in the day, three Iraqis were announced killed including one army officer and the injuring of other three in different incidents to the north of the capital.

On the other hand, the American army said that two gunmen were killed on Thursday and a third was injured in a locally made bomb explosions. The statement did not specify the place of the incident.