Iraqi Shia Pray's for Freedom from Occupation While 3 Die in US Bombing

Iraqi Shia Muslims are pictured under an Iraqi flag as they perform the weekly Jumma (Friday) prayer in Baghdad's Sadr city, on 17 October 2008; one day ahead of an expected mass protest called for last week by Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to demonstrate against the US presence in Iraq.

Thousands of Iraqi Shia Muslims attended this particular weekly Jumma (Friday) prayer, in Baghdad's Sadr city.

Iraqi Shia Muslims hold up portraits of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr as they participate in an anti-US protest for freedom after the Jumma (Friday) prayer, in Baghdad's Sadr city, on 17 October 2008.

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US bomb Kills 3 During Jumma Prayers

BAGHDAD–Officials say a US bomb planted near a masjid (mosque) in north Baghdad killed three Shia worshippers as they were leaving Jumma (Friday) prayers.

Police and health officials say seven were wounded in the blast on the holy day of the Muslim week.

The blast happened in the primarily Shia neighborhood of Shaab. Police say some homes have also been damaged.

Health officials say the wounded have been taken to Baghdad's Kindi and Medical City hospitals.