BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people inside a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in northern Iraq on Wednesday after detonating his explosives in the middle of a crowded funeral ceremony.
The attack on a sensitive religious target came as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki faces pressure from mass Sunni protests that are heightening fears the OPEC country risks sliding back into widespread sectarian confrontation.
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