Large explosions at Iraq campaign rally for Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq ahead of election
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There have been a series of explosions at a campaign rally for a Shiite group in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene heard a series of blasts as the Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq announced its slate of candidates for Iraq's parliamentary election Wednesday.
There were some 10,000 people gathered for the rally. Candidates were rushed out of the stadium.
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Followers of Asaib Ahl al-Haq carried out deadly attacks against U.S. troops before their withdrawal from Iraq in 2011 and claimed responsibility for the 2007 kidnapping of a British contractor along with his four guards.