Pre-election attacks kill 57 in Iraq

Source: 3 News New Zealand

Attacks including a spate of suicide bombings have killed 57 people in Iraq with soldiers and police casting votes in the country's first parliamentary election since US troops withdrew.
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Nine attackers wearing suicide belts mostly targeted polling stations in Baghdad and cities north of the capital, while roadside bombs struck military convoys and targeted journalists covering the election.

The deadliest attack struck northeast of Baghdad in the mostly-Kurdish town of Khanaqin, near the border with Iran.

A suicide bomber killed 30 people gathered to celebrate the release of a video purporting to show ailing President Jalal Talabani casting his vote in Germany, where he is receiving treatment for a stroke.

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