The blast in the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq killed at least 55 people. Such data sets in Saturday agency Associated Press.
According to the police the city, near the Shiite Al-Rasoul mosque had been blown up a truck minefield. The attacks occurred at a time when Christians were returning from morning prayers.
Previously, it was reported that the victims of the explosion were 22 people, injured another 150. According to recent information, in addition to 55 dead, still at least 200 people were injured. Many of them are in serious condition.
The bombing in Kirkuk was the bloodiest terrorist attack committed in Iraq over the past few months, recalled AP. The largest terrorist attack in 2009 occurred on April 24 at Shiite mosque in Baghdad. Then, as a result of the explosion, carried out terrorist-smertnitsami killed more than 70 people.
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