Officials probe ‘unusually high’ Iraq constitution vote totals

A SANDSTORM that closed Baghdad’s airport cleared yesterday, allowing officials to resume flying ballot boxes to the capital so “unusually high” vote totals in 12 Shiite and Kurdish provinces can be checked by election officials.

The investigation by Iraq’s election commission has raised the possibility that the referendum results could be called into question. 99% of voters reportedly approved the draft constitution in some provinces.

Meanwhile, insurgents resumed attacks that had fallen sharply during voting.