__NOTOC__ Explosions at the Al Askari Mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra at 6: 55am local time (0355 UTC) February 22 ripped through the mosque, destroying the northern wall which shattered the golden dome. The Interior Ministry reported that 4 bombers entered the mosque, 1 in the uniform of Iraqi Security Forces. Two bombs were planted, which went off in the morning. The blasts damaged the northern wall and caused the dome to collapase . Within hours of the blasts, Sunni mosques had been attacked or set afire. An association of Sunni clerics reported that 10 imams had been killed, and that 15 were kidnapped by Shi'a protesters.
__NOTOC__ Explosions at the Al Askari Mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra at 6: 55 a.m. local time (0355 UTC) February 22 ripped through the mosque, destroying the northern wall which shattered the golden dome. The Interior Ministry reported that four bombers entered the mosque, one in the uniform of Iraqi Security Forces. Two bombs were planted, which went off in the morning. The blasts damaged the northern wall and caused the dome to collapse . Within hours of the blasts, Sunni mosques had been attacked or set afire. An association of Sunni clerics reported that ten imams had been killed, and that 15 were kidnapped by Shi'a protesters.
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