Blasts at Baghdad Shiite Mosque Kill Scores

Explosions tore through at least one Shiite Muslim mosque in Baghdad Friday as hundreds of worshipers were at prayer. Police reports of the death toll in the first hours after the blast ranged from 40 to more than 60.

A Post reporter was near the scene as three explosions ripped through central Baghdad's Baratha mosque, which is closely associated with the biggest Shiite Muslim religious party leading Iraq's government.

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