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Polls Close in Iraq Elections,No Major Violence

BAGHDAD-Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals.There were no reports of major violence.Polls closed at 6 p.m. (10 a.m. EST) on Saturday-an hour later than planned-after millions of voters cast ballots for influential regional councils around most of Iraq.Officials said counting would begin Sunday with preliminary results not expected before Tuesday.Voting ended with no reports of major violence, though voters at some polling stations complained that their names did not appear on lists. Balloting was extended for one hour to accommodate voters.Although the voting was generally peaceful, a shooting occurred in Baghdad's Sadr City district. Shiite lawmaker Ghufran al-Saidi said a military officer opened fire and injured two people after voters chanted slogans at a polling station.But Iraq's military spokesman, Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, told Al-Arabiya television that the shooting occurred after some people tried to carry mobile phones through security cordons. One person was killed and one injured, he said.The reason for the conflicting accounts was not immediately clear.In Tikrit, about 80 miles north of Baghdad, three mortar shells exploded near a polling station, but caused no casualties, said police, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media...
By AP
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