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Baghdad car bomb kills 14 iraqis at mosque Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aoyC0bf3KtZM&refer=top_world_news http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aoyC0bf3KtZM&refer=top_world_news Baghdad Car Bomb Kills as Many as 14 Iraqis at Mosque (Update1) Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A car bomb exploded outside a Baghdad mosque today, killing as many as 14 Iraqi civilians and injuring another 40, the U.S. military said. ``It's awful and shows the insurgents have no respect for the lives of innocent civilians,'' Major Philip Smith, a U.S. Army spokesman, said in a telephone interview from Baghdad. The bomb was probably set off in a suicide attack, he said. The military revised the toll after saying 16 people were killed. Supporters of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein and followers of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who is linked by authorities to al- Qaeda, are trying to disrupt the Jan. 30 national elections by targeting civilians, political party officials, electoral workers, Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led military coalition. The blast occurred at 9:30 a.m. local time outside the Shiite Muslim Shuhada al-Taf mosque in the southwest of the Iraqi capital, Agence France-Presse reported. The car bomb exploded as worshippers, who had celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday, were pouring out of the mosque, AFP said. Shiites have increasingly become the targets of insurgent attacks as the vote draws nearer, the Associated Press reported. Shiites back the vote, while some members of the Sunni community have called for a boycott. Hussein's largely Sunni followers oppressed the Shiite majority, who have shown the most enthusiasm for the election. The assault was the second attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital this week, according to AP. In the previous incident, a car bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque before noon prayers without hurting anyone, AP reported without saying when the attack occurred. A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded early this morning near Ad Duluiyah in a raid on insurgents suspected of carrying out car bomb attacks, the U.S. military said in an e- mailed statement. A rebel was killed in the operation, during which eight locations were searched and 12 people detained, the military said. Last Updated: January 21, 2005 07:13 EST

012905b1_iraq_thevote 1 [jpg] 14 killed by car bomb outside shiite mosque { January 21 2005 } 17 die in iraq bombing 47 killed in suicide attack on mosul mosque { March 10 2005 } Anti war parent copes with marines death { March 21 2005 } Attack on mosque meant to create sectarian strife { January 21 2005 } Baghdad car bomb kills 14 iraqis at mosque Baghdad governor assassinated in street Car bomb kills 7 at wedding party Car bomb kills two soldiers one marine { March 26 2005 } Car bomb outside australian embassy kills two { January 19 2005 } Child with downs syndrome used in suicide attack Death toll rises to 1500 { March 3 2005 } Five killed in three baghdad car bombs General says insurgents probably downed british plane General warns of spectacular iraq plots for elections Insurgency proves tough to crack { January 26 2005 } Insurgents ambush iraqi police convoy after elections Insurgents attacks kill 33 around iraq Insurgents bomb polling places Insurgents killed about two dozen on election day { January 30 2005 } Insurgents land deadliest blow killing over 100 { February 28 2005 } Iraq insurgents can conduct 60 strikes daily Iraq insurgents increase explosive power Iraq says 80 militants killed in clash Iraqi insurgents blow top off historic momument { April 2 2005 } Iraqi police capture bombing mastermind Nine US troops killed in iraq { January 7 2005 } Nothern pipeline destroyed baghdad bomb kills two Rebels damage iraqi national treasure { April 1 2005 } Suicide bomber kills 15 at iraq police station { February 24 2005 } Two mosques bombed in baghdad Two suicide bombs kill 27 in iraq US bombs wrong house underreports civilian deaths US secret talks with insurgents in iraq { February 21 2005 } Files Listed: 35

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