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Summary At least 17 people were killed while 50 injured in a bomb blast in Tirkit city of Iraq.
A bomb placed outside a mosque frequented by provincial officials in the Iraqi city of Tikrit killed 17 people and wounded 50 after the main weekly Muslim prayers on Friday, a security official said.Two members of the provincial council and a police officer were among the wounded, the official said.A doctor at the citys hospital confirmed the casualty toll.The bomb was hidden in a barrel at the entrance to the mosque where provincial officials often attend Friday prayers, the official said.
