Christmas Day Bombing: 14 Killed In Iraq

have been killed in a car bomb near a church in Baghdad,
Iraq, just as Iraqi Christians celebrated Christmas, officials
say.

The device went off in the Doura district of the city as
worshipers left a Christmas Day service.

At least 28 people were wounded, According to the police, most of the victims are Christians.

Iraq's ancient Christian community has more than halved in
recent years, from an estimated population of 900,000.
Churches have been targeted across the country since the
fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

In the course of 2010 attack by gunmen on the Catholic
Cathedral in Baghdad more than 50 people died.