Thursday: 12 Iraqis Killed; 12 Iraqis, 1 Foreign Contractor Wounded

Updated at 7:11 p.m. EDT, Sept. 23, 2010 Iraq’s political deadlock was high on the agenda at the 7th Interior Ministers Meeting. The ministers of several neighboring countries acknowledged that Iraq’s politics are an internal matter, but they also stressed a “regional need” for Iraq to seat its new government. Meanwhile, 12 Iraqis were killed and 12 more were wounded in new violence. A foreign contractor was also wounded.