Twenty-eight people were killed and 40 others were injured when a suicide blast tore through a mosque in western Baghdad on Sunday, Xinhua reported.
The suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Umm al Qura mosque during prayers on Sunday evening, police said.
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The victims included children.
The security forces have cordoned off area.
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