A suicide bombing at a rally in north-eastern Iraq has killed 30 people, security officials say.
The attack took place at a political gathering in the town of Khanaqin, which has a large Kurdish population.
At least 50 others were injured in the blast, reports said.
Iraqis are voting in the country's first parliamentary election since the withdrawal of US troops almost three years ago, but it comes amid the worst unrest since 2008.
People at the rally had gathered to watch television footage of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, casting his vote in Germany.
Mr Talabani suffered a stroke in December 2012 and has been receiving treatment in Germany.
"The attacker snuck among the crowds near the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's [Mr Talabani's party] headquarters and blew himself up, causing a tragic massacre," a police officer told Reuters news news agency.
Polling stations targetedThe attack was one of several bombings across Iraq on Monday. A total of 57 people were killed, AFP news agency reported.
Soldiers and advance voters were casting their ballots on Monday. The majority of Iraq's electorate will vote on Wednesday.
Attackers have been targeting polling stations and election rallies.
On Friday, at least 31 people were killed as a series of blasts targeted a Shia election rally in Baghdad. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - an al-Qaeda offshoot also known as ISIL - said it had carried out the attacks.
More than 9,000 candidates are competing for 328 parliamentary seats. There will be no voting in parts of Sunni-dominated Anbar province, where security forces still battle Islamist and tribal militants for control of the provincial capital Ramadi and nearby Falluja.
Iraq suicide bomb at rally kills 30
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