[27 November 2004] BAGHDAD,(Saba) - Leading Iraqi politicians called Friday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as U.S. forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent
victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against Iraq's fledgling security forces.

After a meeting at Pachachi's house in Baghdad, attended by at least three cabinet ministers, 15 parties and political groups signed a petition saying the polls should be postponed for up to six months.

As a sign of the worsening situation, authorities also confirmed four Nepalese guards were killed and 12 others wounded in a rocket attack Thursday on their camp in Baghdad's Green Zone. Strong explosions were heard Friday night from the outskirts of the embattled capital.

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