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UN staff in Iraq to be evacuated
Baghdad, Aug 20: United Nations staff in Iraq are to be evacuated to Jordan following a truck bomb attack on their Baghdad headquarters that killed at least 17 people, UN sources in Baghdad said today.
Baghdad, Aug 20: United Nations staff in Iraq are to be evacuated to Jordan following a truck bomb attack on their Baghdad headquarters that killed at least 17 people, UN sources in Baghdad said today.
UN spokesman Salim Lone said he could not give official confirmation of the reports but expected to make an announcement soon. The bomb attack on Tuesday devastated the UN compound and wounded more than 100 people.
Bureau Report