BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb killed the governor of the predominantly Shi’ite southern Muthanna province on Monday, police said, the second assassination of a top provincial official in just over a week.
Two bombings also struck the Shi’ite district of Sadr City and a busy market district elsewhere in Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding more than 20. The violence came as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Syria for his first visit to the neighbouring country since he took office in May 2006.His visit comes amid US allegations that Syria is allowing foreign fighters to cross its borders and as Damascus struggles with an influx of Iraqi refugees who have fled the violence and chaos in their homeland.Nampa-APThe violence came as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Syria for his first visit to the neighbouring country since he took office in May 2006.His visit comes amid US allegations that Syria is allowing foreign fighters to cross its borders and as Damascus struggles with an influx of Iraqi refugees who have fled the violence and chaos in their homeland.Nampa-AP
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