Zarqawi Group Says 13 Suicide Bombers Hit in Iraq

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's group in Iraq said 13 of its suicide bombers were involved in a string of attacks against election centers in Iraq Sunday, according to an Internet statement.
"Thirteen lions from the martyrs brigade of the Al Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq launched attacks on the centers of infidelity and apostasy (polling stations) in various regions of Iraq," said the group led by al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
"Other brigades of the organization launched at least 30 rockets inside the Green Zone and some polling stations and all Sunni areas saw confrontation today," the statement said.
Militants struck mainly in Baghdad, rocking the capital with nine suicide blasts in rapid succession.
Zarqawi, whose group has claimed some of the bloodiest attacks in Iraq, last week declared all-out war on the elections. The Jordanian militant is the United States' number one enemy in Iraq.
Sunni guerrillas have intensified their suicide bombings and killings of Iraqi officials in a bid to disrupt the general election, which Shi'ite Muslims are poised to win.
In earlier Internet statements the group said it was behind seven attacks on polling stations and U.S. forces in Iraq's northern city of Mosul Sunday, as well as an unspecified number of attacks on other polling stations.