10 killed in Iraq bomb blast
February 18th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Baghdad, Feb 18 (DPA) At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured in a bomb blast in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Thursday, al-Jazeera reported.
The TV station said the attack had taken place at a checkpoint near government offices in the city, the capital of the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, citing police sources.
Tensions in Iraq have been particularly high in the weeks ahead of the March 7 elections, particularly following controversy over whether some 500 would-be candidates originally excluded from the polls for their alleged ties to the banned former ruling Baath Party should be allowed to run.
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