Three dead as car bomb explodes outside Iraqi Shiite mosque

BAQUBA, Iraq, Jan 13 (AFP) - Three people were killed and 13 others wounded Thursday when a car bomb exploded in front of a Shiite mosque in the Khan Beni Saad region north of Baghdad, police said.
"The car was parked in front of a Shiite mosque and it exploded as the faithful were leaving evening prayers," killing three and wounding 13, the city's security service said.
Police said that it appeared the bomb had been operated by remote control. Nine shops situated close to the attack caught fire and three cars parked close to the vehicle were completely destroyed.

01/13/2005 17:47 GMT - AFP