Bomb found at Kirkuk polling station, mortar attack in Diyala

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Bomb found at Kirkuk polling station, mortar attack in Diyala

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – As Iraqis began voting in Saturday's national election, a bomb was found near a voting center in Kirkuk and injuries reported after a mortar attack in Diyala, security sources and witnesses told Kurdistan 24.

The explosive device was discovered after voters started lining up at a polling center in the neighborhood of Wahid Huzairan in southern Kirkuk city, a security source told Kurdistan 24. It was secured and disabled by Iraqi security forces with no casualties.

Also on Saturday, in the province of Diyala, security sources and witnesses reported multiple mortars striking near the village of Mukhisa 15 km east of Baquba, as voting was taking place there.

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