5 March 2010 02:00 am
Iraqi amry soldiers show their ink-stained fingers after casting their votes at a polling station in Baghdad on March 4, 2010. Voting began in Iraq's general election with security forces, the sick and prisoners casting their ballots ahead of polling day at the weekend. Election organisers expect around 800,000 people, who will not be able to go to polling stations on March 7, to take part in the early voting session. AFP