Coordinated Islamic State attack at worship site kills 35-plus people in Iraq

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A Shiite worship site north of Baghdad experienced a coordinated terror attack late Thursday night involving gunfire, grenades and suicide bombs.

According to Iraqi authorities, the attack at the Balad mausoleum of Sayyid Muhammad bin Ali al-Hadi killed at least 35 people and injured at least 60 more.

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