Roadside Bombing Rocks Iraqi Polling Station

Just before the Iraqi national elections, an early morning roadside bomb exploded on Thursday, killing 17 people.
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Roadside Bombing Rocks Iraqi Polling Station
Iraqi police commandos secure the site of a rocket attack in Baghdad's al-Hurriyah neighborhood on March 4. Seven people were killed and 23 others were wounded in the attack according to medical and security sources. (Ali Al-Saadi/AFP/Getty Images)
3/4/2010
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10/1/2015
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Iraqi police commandos secure the site of a rocket attack in Baghdad's al-Hurriyah neighborhood on March 4. Seven people were killed and 23 others were wounded in the attack according to medical and security sources. (Ali Al-Saadi/AFP/Getty Images)

Just before the Iraqi national elections, an early morning roadside bomb exploded on Thursday, killing 17 people. The incident took place in a northwestern part of Baghdad when a bomb, hidden in garbage, exploded next to a market.

The victims of the attack are believed to be security personnel who were voting early, anonymous officials were reported as saying in the CBC. The security officials were waiting outside the polling booths when the bombs exploded.

The insurgents responsible for the attack said they are trying to disrupt the elections, which are due to take place on Sunday. On Wednesday, 30 people were killed in several attacks northeast of Baghdad. Several million Iraqis are expected to vote in new parliamentary officials.