Signing of Iraq constitution delayed after attack

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Signing of Iraq constitution delayed after attack

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Council said on Wednesday it had postponed signing the country's interim constitution after devastating attacks on Shi'ite Muslim shrines that killed at least 170 people.

Members of the Council declared a three-day official mourning period following Tuesday's attacks, which they said were aimed at sparking sectarian war. They said it was extremely unlikely the document would be signed on Wednesday as scheduled.

"There has been an agreement to postpone it, but the exact date has not been settled. It should be in the next few days," a spokesman for the Council said. "The law's ready, and it's only because of this (the attacks) that it has been postponed."

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[Barrett808]

1. Another point for the insurgency n/t

n/t

[frylock]

2. gosh.. how convenient