17 killed, 50 injured in IRAQ in bomb blast.....

At least 17 people were killed while 50 injured in a bomb blast in Tirkit city of Iraq.

 A bomb placed outside a mosque frequented by provincial officials in the Iraqi city of Tikrit killed 17 people and wounded 50 after the main weekly Muslim prayers on Friday, a security official said.

Two members of the provincial council and a police officer were among the wounded, the official said.

 A doctor at the city s hospital confirmed the casualty toll.

 The bomb was hidden in a barrel at the entrance to the mosque where provincial officials often attend Friday prayers, the official said.