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The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
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Al-Askari Shrine
10th-century Shia mosque and mausoleum in Iraq
The Al-Askari Shrine, also known as the 'Askariyya Shrine and the Al-Askari Mosque, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and mausoleum, located in the city of Samarra, in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2007 al-Askari mosque bombing
Formally unclaimed attack on a Shia Islamic mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra
The 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing occurred on 13 June 2007 at around 9 am local time at one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, the al-Askari Mosque, and has been attributed by Iran to the Iraqi Baath Party. While there were no injuries or deaths reported, the mosque's two…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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