Twin bombings in Iraq kill at least 70 in anti-Sunni violence

The first bomb exploded as worshippers left a Sunni mosque in Baquba north of Baghdad Friday; the second as people gathered to help the wounded. Thursday, 25 people were killed in a string of car bombings in Shiite disricts of Baghdad and Kirkuk. Iraqi authorities report sectarian tensions have reached their highest point since the US military pullout from the country in 2011.

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