Mortar fire targeting Shiites kills 3 in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — A mortar attack targeting Shiite worshippers killed three people in eastern Baghdad on Friday, and authorities were investigating whether attackers set off explosions that sparked an early morning fire at a nightclub that left six dead.

Friday’s violence was the first in Iraq after several days of calm during the three-day holiday earlier this week marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, more than 200 people were killed in August violence across the country.