Violence follows 'Zarqawi tape'

Iraq’s most feared terror chief declared a “fierce war” on democracy in a new audio recording posted on the internet today, as insurgents attacked another polling station to be used in next weekend’s landmark elections.

Rebels who have promised to disrupt the January 30 vote also raided a police station in the western city of Ramadi, ordering officers out of the building and seizing their weapons, police Lieutenant Omar al-Duleimi said.