In Iraq, at least 29 people have been killed and 42 injured in three coordinated bomb blasts by suicide bombers. The blasts targeted two police stations and a hospital in the capital of Diyala province, Baquba today. According to security official Captain Ghalib al-Karkhi the bombings in the Baquba targeted the provincial headquarters, the Iraqi army and a hospital. The attacks come during run-up to a parliamentary election scheduled to be held on Sunday.