Iraqis celebrate as voting gets underway

Iraqis danced in the streets as they cast their votes around the world on the first day of the Iraqi elections, organizers said Saturday.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2005 - 13:17

Iraqis danced in the streets as they cast their votes around the world on the first day of the Iraqi elections, organizers said Saturday.

The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration said that 84,429 Iraqi expatriate voters, about 30 % of the total registered, cast their ballot Friday.

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Courts Iraq Place: Geneva Place: Amman Place: Iraq Place: United Arab Emirates Place: France Place: United States Place: Baghdad Person: Iraqis Person: Sarah Tosh Person: Tosh Event: Iraqi elections Organisation: International Organization for Migration Organisation: IOM Organisation: Associated Press Organisation: Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq

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