At least 15 people were killed and 50 wounded today in an attack by two suicide bombers in a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.
The extremist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in the Shula neighborhood, which is predominantly populated by Shiites.
The first bomber activated an explosive vest inside the mosque, while the second blew up as security forces gathered at the site of the initial blast.
Four of the dead were members of the security forces, sources said.
Islamic State, which controls northern and western parts of Iraq, said the targets of the attack were "apostates", a term the ultra-conservative Sunni group uses to describe Shiite Muslims, Reuters reported.
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