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Associated Press
Family members react over the covered body of one of three Iraqi women killed late Wednesday in a Sadr City car bombing.
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BAGHDAD - Iraq detained dozens of security officials responsible for protecting the Baghdad district where twin suicide bombings this week killed 155 people, and authorities said yesterday they are trying to determine whether they were negligent or even had a role in the attack.
The blasts in the heart of the capital infuriated Iraqis, who question how the bombers could have driven their deadly cargo undetected through the multiple checkpoints that dot Baghdad. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, facing a January election, has been under intense pressure to restore a sense of security and show that the military and police are able to take over when Americans go home.
A military spokesman for the Iraqi capital, Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, told the Associated Press that 11 army officers and 50 security officials have been taken into custody over Sunday's bombings, which targeted the Justice Ministry.
Meanwhile, Kurdish lawmakers yesterday boycotted a parliament session that was to tackle the crucial law needed for January's nationwide balloting. The election law has been held up over whether to use voter lists that favor the Kurds or the Arabs in the city of Kirkuk.
