BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra will ban beggars from streets and other public places to help prevent attacks in the lead up to a parliamentary election in March, a security official said on Tuesday.
Like most of Iraq, security has improved greatly in Basra, which was controlled by Shi'ite militiamen until U.S. and Iraqi military offensives in 2008, but some fear an outbreak of attacks before the vote on March 7.
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