Civilians hurt as Sunni lawmaker's home bombed

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Source: CNN

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A prominent Sunni lawmaker's home in Mosul was bombed on Tuesday, wounding several civilians, the lawmaker's party said in a statement.

Parliament member Hashim al-Taie -- of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), the largest Sunni Arab political party -- was in Baghdad when the bombing occurred.

The house was bombed by a "criminal gang which led to substantial material damages to the house and neighboring houses and also wounded several innocent civilians," the statement said. "The IIP strongly condemns this attack and renews its call to the government and its security forces to do their real job of controlling security in Mosul."

Al-Taie is a member of the committee charged with resolving the impasse on the provincial elections law.

Parliament has been unable to pass the legislation -- which would have set in motion final planning and a date for the important grass-roots polls. Unless it is passed in the next few days, elections will likely not be held this year because there will not be adequate time to organize the vote.


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