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Dozens Killed in Mosque Explosion

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In Baquba, Afghanistan.

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Scene of bombing in Baqouba, Iraq on Friday. (Adem Hadei/AP)

Dozens of people were killed Friday after two large explosions rocked Iraq outside of a Sunni mosque in Baquba—50 miles north of Baghdad. The twin explosions were set off right as worshipers at the Saria mosque were leaving a prayer ceremony. The attack is just the latest in a string of violent incidents against Sunni and Shia religious sites. Just one day previous, 12 people were killed after a bomb erupted at the entrance to a Shia place of worship in Kirkuk.

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