30 Iraqi men found executed as Rice visits

THE bodies of at least 30 men, including 10 Iraqi soldiers, were found shot execution-style in three locations across Iraq yesterday.

And, drive-by shootings and suicide bombings killed at least eight Iraqis, including a senior Industry Ministry official and a top Shi'ite cleric.

The attacks came the day US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Iraq to meet leaders of the new national government and to urge patience for Iraqis weary of repeated bombings and insecurity.