Iraq parliamentary election hit by insurgent attacks

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

There has been a bloody start to Iraq's second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion, with at least 24 people being killed in attacks.

At least two buildings have been destroyed and dozens of mortars fired across Baghdad and elsewhere.
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In one attack, 12 people were killed and eight injured when an explosion destroyed a residential building in northern Baghdad, officials said, shortly after another blast in the city killed five others.

Seven died in other attacks across the country, but no polling stations were reportedly targeted.

Sporadic mortar fire could be heard across the capital after polls opened at 0400 GMT, two bomb blasts were reported near a polling station in Fallujah, and there were also reports of mortar rounds being fired in Salahuddin province.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8553929.stm

[maddezmom]

1. here is a link to live blogging from the NYT

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/iraqi-elections-live-blogging-election-day/

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Yikes! K&R. And all we have to worry about is voter fraud...

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[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Now at least 35 dead (nt)