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20 killed, 50 injured as gunmen bomb Shi'ite holy site outside Baghdad, shoot visitors

At least 20 people have been killed and 50 others wounded in a car bomb attack on a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, security sources said, according to Reuters. Several gunmen reportedly stormed the site, opening fire on Eid al-Fitr festival pilgrims.

A suicide car bomb tore through the external gate of the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, a Shi'ite holy site located 93 kilometers (58 miles) north of Baghdad.

Reuters news agency cites local security sources as saying that after the blast, several gunmen stormed the site and opened fire on worshipers celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr.

INC News, 08/07/2016 - source: ©RTNews