Bomber kills manager of election campaign in Iraq

A suicide bomber killed a campaign manager for a major Sunni party near Iraq's northern city of Mosul on Sunday, the latest sign that ethnic and sectarian tensions are rising ahead of this month's provincial elections.

Police said the attacker detonated his explosives inside the reception area of Hassan al-Luheibi's home in Qayara, 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of Mosul, after saying he had pressing business to discuss.

Bodyguards kept the bomber from going inside, but al-Luheibi emerged from the inner rooms to investigate the commotion and was killed in the blast, according to Col. Safaa Abdul-Razzaq. Two guards also were wounded, he said.

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