Iraq raises church security amid bombings

Jul 15, 2009 13:22

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq has increased security around all Christian places of worship after a wave of church bombings that has killed four and wounded at least 35 others.

The latest attack happened Monday morning in the northern city of Mosul, when a car bomb detonated near a church in the al-Faisaliya district, wounding three children, an Interior Ministry official told CNN.

Six churches in and around Baghdad were bombed over the weekend, leaving four dead, officials told CNN. A total of 35 people have been wounded in the wave of attacks, including the three children Monday.

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