Iraqi police say bombs at two Shiite mosques in Baghdad have killed 11 people and injured 30.
Police officials say the bombs went off Thursday morning as worshippers left two separate mosques after early morning prayers celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
A police official said a suicide car bomber killed seven and injured 21 in an attack that targeted an Iraqi army patrol protecting worshippers in the mainly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah. Two of the dead were soldiers.
A separate police official said the other attack targeted worshippers leaving the Rasoul mosque in eastern Baghdad, killing four.
The police officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
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BAGHDAD (AP) _ Iraqi police say a roadside bomb has killed four people and injured nine near a Shiite mosque in Baghdad.
A police official says the bomb went off Thursday morning as worshippers were leaving the al-Rasoul mosque in eastern Baghdad.
The worshippers were leaving the mosque after attending early morning prayers celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Many of Iraq's Shiites began the three-day festival Thursday. Sunnis, however, marked its start Tuesday.
The police official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
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