Car bomb kills nine as poll results released

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb outside a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad killed at least nine people on Friday, apparently timed to coincide with election results confirming the new political dominance of Iraq's long-oppressed Shi'ites.

It exploded as worshippers were leaving a Shi'ite mosque after prayers in Baghdad's notorious Doura district, one of the most dangerous areas of the city, underlining the security crisis facing the new government.

"A huge explosion took place and I saw the bodies of old men and youths scattered about. Criminals are trying to use sectarianism among Sunnis and Shi'ites; God and his Prophet won't accept that," said Taha Hussein, who witnessed the blast.

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