Two Sunni mosques blown up south of Baghdad

Above: A man walks by the Khillani mosque today. The death toll from yesterday's bombing of the Shiite shrine has risen to 87.

Militants blew up two Sunni mosques south of Baghdad on Wednesday - apparently revenge strikes for a suicide truck bombing a day before that killed at least 87 people and badly damaged an important Shiite mosque in the capital...

Police said suspected Shiite militiamen detonated a bomb inside a Sunni mosque in Haswa, 30 miles south of Baghdad, at about 1 a.m. About six hours later, militants struck again at mosque near Hillah, about 60 miles south of the capital. Police spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared retribution.

The attackers near Hillah also targeted the imam's house near the mosque, but the cleric fled when he saw them coming, according to the police.

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