BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber disguised as a mourner killed at least 22 people inside a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in northern Iraq on Wednesday when he detonated his explosives in the middle of a crowded funeral ceremony.
The attack on a religious target came as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki faces pressure from mass Sunni protests that are worsening fears that Iraq could slide back into widespread sectarian confrontation.
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