Iraqi leaders braced for greater violence but vowed to push ahead with elections in January after twin car bombs claimed the lives of 66 people in the pilgrimage cities of Najaf and Karbala.The bombings that wreaked carnage at a funeral procession in Najaf and a packed bus station in Karbala were a stark reminder of the violence that could lie ahead in the six weeks before the January 30 elections. Fifty-one people, including an Arab national, were detained after the attack, Najaf governor Adnan al-Zorfi told reporters, adding the investigation had discovered a connection between the two bombings in Karbala and Najaf.Full Story
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