Team Infidel
Forum Spin Doctor
BAGHDAD, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A loud blast sounded across Baghdad moments
after polls opened for Iraq's parliamentary elections on Thursday, witnesses
said.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
Security for the vote, the first election for a full-term parliament since
Saddam Hussein's fall, is extremely tight to minimise the threat of
insurgent attacks.
It was not clear what caused the explosion, but it sounded like a
mortar round aimed towards the fortified Green Zone complex, where Iraq's
government is based and where senior politicians are due to vote.
There have been relatively few bombings in the final days before the
election, in stark contrast to the last polls held in January when there was
a campaign of violence in the build up to the vote and on the day itself.
after polls opened for Iraq's parliamentary elections on Thursday, witnesses
said.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
Security for the vote, the first election for a full-term parliament since
Saddam Hussein's fall, is extremely tight to minimise the threat of
insurgent attacks.
It was not clear what caused the explosion, but it sounded like a
mortar round aimed towards the fortified Green Zone complex, where Iraq's
government is based and where senior politicians are due to vote.
There have been relatively few bombings in the final days before the
election, in stark contrast to the last polls held in January when there was
a campaign of violence in the build up to the vote and on the day itself.