54 killed by suicide bomber at Musayyib gas station
{{date|July 16, 2005}}
[[Image:Location musayyib.png|thumb|right|Location of Musayyib (red)]]
At least 54 people died today when a [[suicide bombing|suicide bomber]] blew himself up at a gas station near a mosque in {{w|Musayyib}}, about 60 {{w|kilometre|km}} south of the [[Iraq]]i capital. Some 80 people are reported to have been injured. 

Witnesses said a fuel tanker was slowly approaching the pumps at the station when the attacker ran towards it and detonated explosives strapped to his body. Police said the resulting huge blast destroyed a nearby apartment complex and damaged the mosque and some small businesses.

The gas station was located near the city-center. Iraqi gas stations normally include a number of small businesses selling tea, soft drinks and snacks where crowds of people often gather.

Mussayib, a religiously mixed town, lies in an area named the "triangle of death", due to the large number of kidnappings and killings of [[Shiite]] [[Islam|Muslims]] traveling between [[Baghdad]] and the Shiite holy cities of {{w|Karbala}} and {{w|Najaf}}.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.wgtndailynews.com/articles/2005/07/15/ap/headlines/d8bcmfhg0.txt
|title=Iraq Suicide Blast Kills 54, Injures 82
|author=Robert H. Reid
|pub=Associated Press
|date=July 16, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050716/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_blast;_ylt=ArjpL6dhPOWdRh5ORDx.AHes0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
|title=Gas Station Attack Kills 54 in Iraq
|author= 
|pub=Associated Press
|date=July 16, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/4689809.stm
|title= Many killed in Iraq mosque bomb
|author= 
|pub=BBC News
|date=July 16, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162743,00.html
|title= Dozens Killed in Iraqi Gas Station Bombing
|author= 
|pub=Fox News
|date=July 16, 2005}}

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[[Category:Shia Islam]]
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Location of Musayyib (red)
At least 54 people died today when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a gas station near a mosque in kilometre|km south of the Iraqi capital. Some 80 people are reported to have been injured. 

Witnesses said a fuel tanker was slowly approaching the pumps at the station when the attacker ran towards it and detonated explosives strapped to his body. Police said the resulting huge blast destroyed a nearby apartment complex and damaged the mosque and some small businesses.

The gas station was located near the city-center. Iraqi gas stations normally include a number of small businesses selling tea, soft drinks and snacks where crowds of people often gather.

Mussayib, a religiously mixed town, lies in an area named the "triangle of death", due to the large number of kidnappings and killings of Shiite Muslims traveling between Baghdad and the Shiite holy cities of Najaf.


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