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Large Blast at Shiite Mosque Kills 30 in Baghdad

HeadlineFeb 18, 2005

At least 30 people are dead following an explosion during Friday prayers outside a Shiite mosque in southern Baghdad. Shiites are celebrating the Islamic holy month of Muharram. Saturday is the holiest day of the year for them. The day marks the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, in a seventh century battle for leadership of the Islamic world. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government says that a pair of Indonesian journalists are missing in Iraq and may have been taken captive by uniformed gunmen.

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