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URGENT: Explosions heard in Iraqi city of Baqouba
www.chinaview.cn 2005-01-30 13:58:08

    BAGHDAD, Jan. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Explosions were heard Sunday in Iraqi city of Baqouba as voters went to polls for the landmark election.

    The blasts occurred within the first two hours of the election but the cause was not immediately known.

    Baqouba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, has a mixed Sunni Arab, Shiite and some Kurdish population. Enditem

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