Suicide Bomb Takes Another 22 Lives From Shia Muslims Community in Iraq

Wednesday January 23, was a bloody day in Tuz Khormato, Iraq. A suicide bomb was exploded in a Shia mosque called Sayyid al-Shuhada as people were mourning for the death of a government employee who was killed in a drive-by shooting earlier. More than 22 were killed and estimated injured are around 50 to 90 people. Soon after the explosion police officers came to the scene and transferred the injured to a nearby hospital.

No one has claimed the responsibility of the attack yet. However it is clear that the attack is among anti-Shia targeted killings that systematically target Shia gatherings. Wednesday marked the fifth time this month that insurgents managed to carry out attacks, claiming more than 20 lives in a single day.

S.R.W condemns the killing of Shia Muslim and carrying terrorist attacks in a mosque where is supposed to be safe place for all.