Bombs kill 21 in Tikrit

At least 21 people were killed and more than 70 injured on Friday in two apparently co-ordinated attacks in Tikrit, home town of former dictator Saddam Hussein, officials said. The first explosion, a roadside bomb, targeted worshippers at a mosque, killing 15 and wounding 61, Raed Ibrahim, head of the health department in Salahuddin province, told Reuters.
Hours later, when the injured were being treated in Tikrit hospital, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest there, killing six people and injuring 10, police said. The dead from the first blast, which happened as worshippers were leaving Friday prayers.