BAQUBA, Iraq - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshipers left after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.
One blast exploded outside the mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of the capital of Baghdad, and a second explosion tore into crowds of people rushing to help victims of the first attack, police said.
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