Bomb damages shrine over grave of Saddam's father

A bomb attack on Tuesday badly damaged a small mosque shrine Saddam Hussein had built over his father's grave, police and local officials said.

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bomb attack on Tuesday badly damaged a small mosque shrine that Saddam Hussein had built over his father's grave, police said.

The officials, confirming earlier reports of blasts at the site by residents, said the bombs were planted at the shrine at dawn.