Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq     

    BAGHDAD, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll rose to 15 people killed and 70 others wounded in a double blast near a Sunni mosque in central Baghdad on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

    "A roadside bomb went off near the Gailani mosque in Bab al-Sheikh neighborhood in central Baghdad around midday," the source said on condition of anonymity.

    Another explosive packed bicycle detonated when police patrols arrive the scene, the source added.

    A total of 15 people were killed and up to 70 others wounded by the blasts, he said.