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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 12 Outside Shiite Mosque in Iraq

Nov. 29, 2008
BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 -- A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad on Friday, police said, killing at least 12 people and injuring 23 a day after Iraqi lawmakers approved a security pact to extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq.
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