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| Police arrested over Iraq bombing | Police arrested over Iraq bombing |
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| Iraq has arrested more than 60 security force members, including 11 senior officers over Sunday's twin suicide bombing in the capital Baghdad. | Iraq has arrested more than 60 security force members, including 11 senior officers over Sunday's twin suicide bombing in the capital Baghdad. |
| Those arrested include the commanders of 15 checkpoints near to where the attacks took place. | Those arrested include the commanders of 15 checkpoints near to where the attacks took place. |
| The attack in which more than 150 people were killed and 500 injured was the deadliest in Baghdad for two years. | The attack in which more than 150 people were killed and 500 injured was the deadliest in Baghdad for two years. |
| Correspondents say the scale of the bombings raised new questions over the competence of Iraqi security forces. | Correspondents say the scale of the bombings raised new questions over the competence of Iraqi security forces. |
| Planned withdrawal | |
| The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Baghdad says it is not clear whether those arrested are accused of negligence or collusion. | The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Baghdad says it is not clear whether those arrested are accused of negligence or collusion. |
| However, he added, it seems to confirm what many people have suspected - that the security forces are susceptible to infiltration by insurgents or are just not up to the job. | However, he added, it seems to confirm what many people have suspected - that the security forces are susceptible to infiltration by insurgents or are just not up to the job. |
| Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a BBC interview that he wanted the UN to investigate external interference, accusing Syria of providing a safe haven for the bombers, which Damascus has denied. | Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a BBC interview that he wanted the UN to investigate external interference, accusing Syria of providing a safe haven for the bombers, which Damascus has denied. |
| Mr Zebari asserted that security aims would have to be met for the planned US withdrawal to proceed according to plan. | |
| The Americans cannot just wash their hands Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister Iraqi security in the spotlight | |
| "I think we are committed to the timetable according to the agreement. But definitely we need to maintain a reasonable degree of security and stability," he said. "Otherwise it may impact the withdrawal plans; they could be modified." | |
| He added: "The Americans cannot just wash their hands to say 'we are no longer engaged or interested because we have our own timetable'." | |
| A militant group linked to al-Qaeda, Islamic State of Iraq, said on Tuesday that it had carried out the attacks in a claim that could not be independently verified. | A militant group linked to al-Qaeda, Islamic State of Iraq, said on Tuesday that it had carried out the attacks in a claim that could not be independently verified. |
| Sunday's co-ordinated attacks near the Baghdad governorate headquarters and the ministry of justice came as Iraqi MPs were in deadlock over the rules governing next January's general election. | Sunday's co-ordinated attacks near the Baghdad governorate headquarters and the ministry of justice came as Iraqi MPs were in deadlock over the rules governing next January's general election. |
| The Iraqi parliament has until 31 October to break the deadlock, with differences between Arab and Kurdish factions centring on the disputed northern oil city of Kirkuk. | The Iraqi parliament has until 31 October to break the deadlock, with differences between Arab and Kurdish factions centring on the disputed northern oil city of Kirkuk. |
| It is feared that attacks will become more frequent as militant groups attempt to destabilise Iraq in the run-up to the elections. | It is feared that attacks will become more frequent as militant groups attempt to destabilise Iraq in the run-up to the elections. |
| US President Barack Obama said he was outraged by the bombings. | US President Barack Obama said he was outraged by the bombings. |