Bomber in deadly Iraq mosque attack

Oct 16th, 2009 - Al Jazeera English

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Bomber in deadly Iraq mosque attack

More than 12 people have been killed and 42 hurt by a suicide bomber who opened fire inside a Sunni Muslim mosque before detonating his explosives' vest.

Police said the attack on Friday was in Tal Afar, a town between the northern city of Mosul and the Syrian border.

The attacker reportedly walked into the mosque with an AK-47 rifle during prayers, detonating his explosives belt once he had run out of ammunition.

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