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| Iraqi suicide bombings 'kill 29' | |
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| Three suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba have killed at least 29 people and injured 40 more. | |
| Two explosions happened within minutes near a police checkpoint in the city, 60km (40 miles) north of the capital Baghdad. | Two explosions happened within minutes near a police checkpoint in the city, 60km (40 miles) north of the capital Baghdad. |
| A third blast shortly afterwards targeted the city's main hospital. | A third blast shortly afterwards targeted the city's main hospital. |
| The attacks came just days before nationwide parliamentary elections, only the second such polls since Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003. | The attacks came just days before nationwide parliamentary elections, only the second such polls since Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003. |
| The first attack came at around 0930 (0630 GMT), when a suicide car bomber crashed and detonated his vehicle at a police checkpoint. | The first attack came at around 0930 (0630 GMT), when a suicide car bomber crashed and detonated his vehicle at a police checkpoint. |
| The second car bomber struck moments later at a nearby road junction. | The second car bomber struck moments later at a nearby road junction. |
| Sectarian tensions | Sectarian tensions |
| The attacks come amid heightened sectarian tension ahead Sunday's polls, with fears Iraq could slide back into sectarian violence. | The attacks come amid heightened sectarian tension ahead Sunday's polls, with fears Iraq could slide back into sectarian violence. |
| DEADLIEST ATTACKS SINCE 2003 Mar 2004: 171 killed in bombings in Baghdad and KarbalaNov 2006: 202 killed in multiple blasts in BaghdadMar 2007: 152 killed in truck bombing in TalafarApr 2007: 191 killed in car bombings in BaghdadAug 2007: More than 500 killed in attacks on villages near SinjarAugust 2009: 95 killed in truck bombs in BaghdadOct 2009: 155 killed in twin truck bomb attacks in BaghdadDec 2009: At least 127 killed in a series of car bombs in Baghdad Source: News agencies, BBC | |
| Baquba has been the scene of occasional fighting between Islamist militants and US-backed Iraqi troops, says the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Baghdad. | Baquba has been the scene of occasional fighting between Islamist militants and US-backed Iraqi troops, says the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Baghdad. |
| Iraqi police and military are mounting a vast nationwide operation involving hundreds of thousands of personnel, to try to prevent attacks of this kind in the run-up to Sunday's parliamentary vote, adds our correspondent. | Iraqi police and military are mounting a vast nationwide operation involving hundreds of thousands of personnel, to try to prevent attacks of this kind in the run-up to Sunday's parliamentary vote, adds our correspondent. |
| There have been angry protests by both Sunni and Shia groups ahead of the election, with Sunni groups complaining they are being discriminated against. | There have been angry protests by both Sunni and Shia groups ahead of the election, with Sunni groups complaining they are being discriminated against. |
| Shia parties insist the Baathists must be purged and have voiced fears about what they see as American interference in the electoral process. | Shia parties insist the Baathists must be purged and have voiced fears about what they see as American interference in the electoral process. |
| Baathism is a form of secular Arab nationalism and was the ideology espoused by Saddam Hussein when he came to power. | Baathism is a form of secular Arab nationalism and was the ideology espoused by Saddam Hussein when he came to power. |
| Although a minority, Sunni Muslims were dominant under Saddam Hussein's rule but have since complained of being marginalised under the post-Saddam Shia-led government. | Although a minority, Sunni Muslims were dominant under Saddam Hussein's rule but have since complained of being marginalised under the post-Saddam Shia-led government. |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the bomb attacks? | Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the bomb attacks? |
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