Gunmen Burn Sunni Mosque in Iraq in Revenge Attack
Posted by Robert on March 26, 2007 7:41 AM
Sunni/Shi'ite Jihad Update from [1] Reuters, with thanks to all who sent this in:
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Gunmen attacked a Sunni mosque south of Baghdad on Sunday, setting it ablaze a day after a suicide truck bomber struck near a Shi'ite mosque in the same area, police said....Gunmen stormed the mosque in Haswa, a religiously mixed town about 50 km (35 miles) south of the Iraqi capital, and destroyed its minaret in a blast. The building was set on fire, a police official said, describing it as an apparent revenge attack.
A suicide truck bomber exploded near a Shi'ite mosque in Haswa on Saturday, killing 14 and wounding 21, Hilla police said. The provincial health directorate and the Interior Ministry official put the toll at 16.
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