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| A suicide bomber has detonated explosives during evening prayers at a mosque in Iraq, killing at least nine people, officials have said. | A suicide bomber has detonated explosives during evening prayers at a mosque in Iraq, killing at least nine people, officials have said. |
| At least 10 people were also wounded in the attack in Falluja, west of Baghdad. | |
| Reports suggested the mosque's imam, who had been an outspoken opponent of al-Qaeda, was killed in the bombing. | Reports suggested the mosque's imam, who had been an outspoken opponent of al-Qaeda, was killed in the bombing. |
| Elsewhere in Iraq, there have been violent clashes in the holy city of Karbala. Reports say at least one person has been killed. | Elsewhere in Iraq, there have been violent clashes in the holy city of Karbala. Reports say at least one person has been killed. |
| The fighting occurred during a pilgrimage to the city by hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims. | The fighting occurred during a pilgrimage to the city by hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims. |
| The violence came a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki announced a deal between Iraqi Shia, Sunni and Kurdish politicians. | |
| US President George W Bush welcomed the deal, but warned that much work remained to quell sectarian violence in the country. |