Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 08:31
A suicide bombing in northern Iraq on Wednesday killed the leader of a provincial political party and four relatives, officials said, on the eve of elections his bloc was to participate in.
Yunus al-Ramah, head of the United Iraq party, had been hosting a social gathering at his home in the town of Al-Hadhr, in Nineveh province, when the attack took place, according to security and medical officials.
"The suicide bomber targeted people gathering in Ramah's garden," said police First Lieutenant Islam al-Juburi.
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