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Summary
of
attacks
on
election
day
The Independent Iraqi Election Commission has set up 5500 polling centres around the country to offer Iraqi people the chance to vote, but election day has been marred by bombs and mortar attacks.
The
latest
figures
indicate
at
least
41
people
have
died
in attacks
throughout
Iraq. At
least
eight
bombs
exploded
outside
Another
car
bomb
exploded
outside
the
justice
minister's
house;
one
security
guard
was
killed
and
four
others
injured. Balad
A
mortar
attack
on
a
polling
station
killed
one
woman,
and
wounded
another
and
her
child. A
mortar
shell
landed
near
a
polling
station
in
al-Dhubbat
neighbourhood,
killing
and
injuring
some
people. Baquba A
Hilla A
mortar
attack
killed
one
person. Three
mortars
were
fired
into
the
main
airport,
which
is
now
a Latifiya
Mortars
struck
two
voting
stations.
Six
explosions,
but no
reported
casualties.
Tal
Afar,
west
of One
man
was
wounded
in
fighting
between
Iraqis
and
US
forces. Al-Duluiya,
70km
north
of Attacks
were
reported
from
voting
stations
in
the
city,
no
reported
casualties. Al-Mahawil,
80km south
of Five
people
killed
and
14
wounded
when
a
bomb
tore
through
a
bus
carrying
voters
to
a
polling
station. One
Iraqi
civilian
killed
and
three
policemen
injured
in
mortar
attack. Polish
military
sources
report
another
incident
involving
an
explosion
aboard
a
bus
transporting
voters.
Three
Iraqis
reported
killed. Al-Muqtadiya,
100km
north
of Two
attackers
blew
themselves
up
in
front
of
voter
stations No
citizens
have
voted
because
of
poor
security
conditions.
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