Iraq: Suicide Bomber Blow Himself Up Inside a Shiite Mosque, More Than 40 Martyred, Injured

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - At least 24 people, mostly Shia Muslims, have been killed and more that 30 others injured in a fresh wave of terrorist attacks to hit Iraqi cities.The deadliest attack occurred in the town of Taji, north of Baghdad, when a bomber blew himself up inside a mosque at about 8:00 p.m. (17:00 GMT), killing 15 Shiite people and injuring more than 31 others.The al-Rahman mosque is frequented by Shia Muslims and lies in a Shia-majority part of the town.Elsewhere, a bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle near a police patrol on the southern outskirts of the main northern city of Mosul.The explosion killed four people, including a policeman.In Salahuddin province, gunmen sprayed bullets on a police patrol in the town of Tuz Khurmatu, killing three and wounding a fourth.In a separate incident, two people were killed and four more wounded when militants opened fire on day laborers waiting near a grain silo in Tikrit, located about 140 kilometers northwest of Baghdad.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. /129