BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two of Iraq's most influential Sunni politicians have suspended participation in talks on forming a new government after Shi'ite militiamen machinegunned Sunnis in a village mosque, killing 68 people, a Sunni lawmaker said on Friday.
Deputy Prime Minister Saleh Mutlaq and Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jibouri have pulled out of talks with the main Shi'ite alliance until the results of an investigation into the killings are announced.
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