3 BOMBINGS ACROSS IRAQ DAYS AHEAD OF CRUCIAL ELECTIONS = HAARP MIND CONTROL
MAR 3 2010
Suicide bombers struck in quick succession Wednesday in a
former insurgent stronghold northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 32 people
just days before a crucial election that will determine who will govern the
country as American forces depart.
The blasts in Baqouba — including one by a bomber who rode in an ambulance to
a hospital and blew himself up there — were the deadliest in more than a month
and illustrated the challenges facing Iraqi forces trying to prove they can
secure the country after the full withdrawal of U.S. forces by the end of next
year.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings but they bore the
hallmark of al-Qaida in Iraq, which has promised to violently disrupt Sunday's
parliamentary vote and warned Sunnis not to participate in the balloting.
Iraqi authorities vowed not to let the insurgents derail the democratic
process.
"These attacks aim to terrify people from going to polling stations," said
Fakhri al-Obaidi, spokesman of the Diyala provincial council in Baqouba. "But
I am sure that people will insist on voting."
The violence began about 9 a.m. with a suicide car bomb that targeted a local
government housing office near an Iraqi army facility, police spokesman Capt.
Ghalib al-Karkhi said.
Within minutes, a second suicide car bomb exploded 200 yards (meters) down the
street near the provincial government headquarters near many police and army
personnel.
Many killed in third attack
It was the final bomber, however, who caused the most casualties, by donning a
military uniform, pretending to be wounded and riding an ambulance back to the
hospital where he blew himself up, al-Karkhi said. Many of the wounded from
the first two bombs were killed in the third attack.
Police later safely detonated a fourth car bomb about 220 yards (200 meters)
from the hospital in Baqouba, which was once controlled by al-Qaida in Iraq
before a series of U.S.-Iraqi offensives led to a drop in violence.
Mahmoud Fadil, 50, said he was heading to the electric company's office when
the force of the explosion tossed him in the air.
"I saw others covered with blood lying on the ground and some crying because
of wounds caused by shrapnel and the huge blast," he said.
Insurgents often carry out multiple bomb attacks to maximize the number of
casualties as rescuers and others rush to the scene to help those affected.
Authorities arrested four men suspected of involvement in the bombings and
clamped a vehicle ban on the city, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of
Baghdad.
Wednesday's bombings were the deadliest since Feb. 1, when a female suicide
bomber blew herself up among Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 54 people.
The persistent violence has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's
efforts to portray himself and his party as the best chance for stability in
the wartorn country.
Deputy Interior Minister Ayden Khalid told reporters later in Baghdad that
security forces expect further attacks but will not allow them to interfere
with the vote.
Security tightened for election
Iraqi authorities have vowed to tighten security for the election, including a
nationwide vehicle ban, airport closures and the deployment of hundreds of
thousands of security forces across the country.
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