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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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mosque stories: 27 news summaries

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Architects Compete for Massive Mecca Makeover

Vast complex to be tripled in capacity to fit Hajj pilgrims

Nov 28, 08 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid are among the 18 architects reportedly in the running for the daunting job of remaking Mecca: designing a mosque complex to accommodate the 3 million pilgrims making the yearly Hajj. The "new architectural vision" would more than triple the complex's capacity and make... More »

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Mecca • mosque • hajj • architect

9 Dead, 100 Wounded
in Iran Mosque Blast

Attack scatters meeting of extremist Shiite organization

Apr 12, 08 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bomb killed nine and wounded more than 100 in an Iranian mosque today, scattering members of an extremist Shiite group, the BBC reports. Police and militia have cordoned off the area while medics attend to victims and local media call for blood donations. No one has claimed responsibility for... More »

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Iran • Shiite • Sunni militants • bombing • mosque • Wahhabism • Persepolis

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Bloody Pakistan Mosque Blast

Suicide bomber kills dozens at prayer

Dec 21, 07 3:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber has killed at least 50 people praying in a mosque in northwestern Pakistan. The bomber blew himself up in the middle of a crowd saying Eid prayers. Former interior minister Aftab Sherpao is believed to have been the target, and reportedly survived the attack. An attempt on... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • suicide bombing • Islamic militants • mosque • Pakistan militants

30 Dead in India Bombings

Explosions rip through Hyderabad; at least 30 killed, 60 wounded

Aug 25, 07 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three bombings today at crowded public places in a southern Indian metropolis killed at least 34 people and wounded 60 more, the Reuters reports. An Indian minister said the explosions that detonated minutes apart in Hyderabad were terrorism. Two ripped through an amusement park during a laser show, and the... More »

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terrorism • India • bombing • mosque • Hyderabad

US Kills Golden Mosque Bomber

Man responsible for rise in sectarian warfare

Aug 5, 07 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - US forces claim they've killed local al-Qaeda leader Haitham al-Badri, the man widely considered responsible for the devastating repeat bombings of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. An Army spokesman says officials have ID'd al-Badri among the dead in a helicopter attack in Baghdad. More »

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Shiite • Samarra • bombing • helicopter • mosque • Haitham al Badri • Golden Mosque • al-Qaeda

Dozens Dead in Baghdad
Mosque Blast

More than 200 hurt as violence against Shia holy sites continues

Jun 19, 07 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb exploded near a Shia mosque in Baghdad today just as afternoon prayers were ending, killing at least 75. More than 200 people were injured in the blast, which sent smoke billowing over the central city. The explosion came 2 days after officials lifted a curfew imposed following... More »

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Sunni • Baghdad • Diyala • Samarra • Shia • bombing • car bomb • holy site • mosque • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

Bomb Blast at Baghdad Mosque Kills 75

Strike at Shiite mosque, just as worshippers were leaving afternoon prayers, wounded hundreds

Jun 19, 07 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A truck bomb exploded at a central Baghdad mosque today, killing at least 75 people and wounding at least 200, the AP reports. The blast came as worshipers were leaving afternoon prayers. Developing ... More »

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Baghdad • bombing • mosque

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