40 killed in suicide attack at Baghdad mosque

At least 45 others were wounded when suicide bombers blew themselves up near a shi'ite mosque.

A suicide bomber inside a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad and another outside blew themselves up killing at least 40 people on Friday, police said.

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The blasts also wounded 45 people.

The mosque in northern Baghdad belonged to SCIRI, the most powerful party inside Iraq's ruling Shi'ite Alliance.