14 die in Iraq\'s election bombings

At least 14 people have been killed in Baghdad on the first day of voting in Iraq\'s parliamentary elections.



Officials say suicide bombers attacked two polling stations in different areas of the city killing at least seven people and wounding many others.



AND earlier in the day, a mortar attack on a crowded market killed seven and wounded at least 10 people.



The poll is seen as a security test for Iraq as the US prepares to reduce its military presence in the coming months.



Insurgents have threatened to disrupt the elections - regarded as an important test of Iraq\'s efforts to achieve sovereignty and overcome sectarian divisions.



The early voting involves hundreds of thousands of government employees, the sick and prisoners.