Baghdad Mosques Bombed, 28 Killed

Six bombs exploded near five Shi'ite mosques across Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, on Friday, having killed at least 28 people and injured more than 60 people, according to Iraqi officials.

This series of car bombings took place between 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. in northern, eastern, and south-eastern Baghdad in predominantly Shi'ite working-class neighborhoods.

One of the attacks struck a mosque in the the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Shaab, resulting in the largest number of casualties - 5 civilians killed and 30 wounded, said two Iraqi police officials and a medical official.

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The bombs targeted Shi'ite Muslims as they were leaving the mosques after Friday prayers. Shi'ite Muslims have long been the targets of Sunni Islamist al Qaeda.

The attacks have heightened worries amongst many Iraqi citizens that their own government forces are not yet capable to provide sufficient security, as the U.S. combat forces withdrew from Iraqi cities last month.

The officials all remain anonymous because they were not authorized to release any information.