A U.S. Army soldier with the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade is surrounded by children during the unit's patrol in the Hayyaniyah district of Basra, Iraq, on Jan. 20, 2009. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andre N. McIntyre, U.S. Navy. (Released)Officials: Suicide bomber kills 12 in Iraq's north -- Yahoo News/AP
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say 12 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in a Kurdish city near the Iranian border where tensions have been high since last weekend's elections.
The attack comes as Iraqi electoral officials prepare to release the first official preliminary returns from Saturday's vote for provincial councils.
Kurdish and police officials say the bomber blew himself up Thursday inside a crowded restaurant in Khanaqin.
The city's police chief Col. Azad Eisa says 15 other people were wounded in the attack. He says most of the victims were Kurds.
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