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At Least Five Killed in Iraq Bombings

   VOA News 28 March 2010

   Iraqi  police  say  at  least  five  people were killed in a series of
   bombings Sunday in western Iraq, near the border with Syria.
   Investigators  say  the blasts in the city of Qaim wounded at least 15
   people.
   Police  say  at  least  one bomb exploded near a home being built by a
   prominent  Sunni  militia  leader  who supported former Prime Minister
   Ayad  Allawi's  secular Iraqiya coalition in the March 7 parliamentary
   elections.
   Several other bombs went off nearby after a crowd had gathered. Â
   The  violence  comes  just two days after election officials announced
   that Mr. Allawi's coalition won the most seats in the elections. Â
   He edged past Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his Shi'ite-led State
   of Law coalition by two seats.  Mr. Maliki has rejected the results.
   Qaim  is  in  Anbar  province,  where violence has been relatively low
   since  Sunni  tribal leaders turned Islamist groups in 2006 and helped
   U.S. and Iraqi forces fight insurgents.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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