Gunmen in clash near Baghdad Sunni mosque

BAGHDAD, July 10 (Reuters) Militia gunmen clashed with police and local residents outside a Sunni mosque in a violent area of southern Baghdad today, police and Sunni politicians said.

Details of the shooting around the Hatem al-Saadoun mosque in Dora around midday were sketchy. One Sunni politician said Shi'ite militiamen had attacked the area. It came a day after Shi'ite gunmen stormed a Sunni district, killing over 40 people.

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