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April 29th, 2014 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Ten people have been killed in twin bombings that struck a town northeast of the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, a day before the country’s parliamentary elections.
Security and medical officials said that the blasts took place at a market in the town of Saadiyah on Tuesday.
The bomb attacks come as people across the country are set to go to the polls on Wednesday.
A spate of terrorist attacks left nearly 60 people dead in Baghdad as well as north and west of the capital on Monday.
The deadliest incident occurred in the Kurdish populated town of Khanaqin, where 30 people were killed and 50 others injured after a bombing targeted a political gathering.
Iraqi soldiers and policemen began voting on Monday in order to be able to provide security for the main polling event on April 30.
Wednesday’s vote is Iraq’s first parliamentary elections since US forces withdrew in 2011 and is a major test for the security forces. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hoping to win a third term.
Meanwhile, Takfiri groups, including the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), are reportedly coming to Iraq from neighboring Syria and Saudi Arabia to undermine security in the country.
The government in Baghdad has blamed Saudi Arabia for the chaos in Iraq, saying Riyadh is funding and arming militants fighting against Iraqi forces in the country’s western areas, including Anbar Province.
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