Bomb in Daura refinery mosque caps bloody day
A deadly attack highlights Iraq's intensifying sectarian violence and exposes security gaps around a critical piece of infrastructure.
Workers install new equipment at the Daura refinery in 2010. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)
BAGHDAD - A bomb exploded inside a mosque within the Daura refinery compound Monday night, killing three and injuring 22. The attack capped a particularly bloody day for Iraq in which more than 50 people were killed.
In the morning, a series of 13 coordinated car bombs targeted predominantly Shia areas of Baghdad. The attack at Daura, at about 7:30 p.m., was especially notable because, unlike the other targets, the Al-Mustafa mosque is inside a very tight security perimeter.
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