Drive-by shooting, bombings kill 7 in Iraq

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Source: AP

Drive-by shooting, bombings kill 7 in Iraq
By HAMID AHMED (AP) – 40 minutes ago

BAGHDAD — A drive-by shooting outside a mosque and a series of rush-hour bombings early Sunday killed seven Iraqis and injured 26 more in and around Baghdad, police and health officials said.

Gunmen opened fire on worshippers as they were leaving dawn prayers in town of Jurf al-Sakhr just south of the capital, killing three and wounding one, said Maj. Muthana Khalid, the spokesman for Babil province police.

The 4 a.m. shooting comes in the first week of Ramadan, a holy month of daylight fasting for Muslims.

Hours later, rush-hour bombings across Baghdad hit commuters on their way to work, killing four and injuring at least 16.



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