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Polish ambassador injured in Baghdad car bombing
A car bomb exploded near a convoy carrying the Polish ambassador today, injuring the envoy and killing an Iraqi passer-by, officials said. The targeted convoy consisted of several SUVs carrying the security guards who protect the ambassador. It was unclear if the bomber's target was the envoy himself or his security guards.Polish government officials in Warsaw were quoted by news services as saying the ambassador, Gen. Edward Pietrzyk, was not seriously injured. The U.S. Embassy spokeswoman in Baghdad, Mirembe Nantongo, said U.S. troops had helped evacuate victims from the scene of the attack in central Baghdad's Karrada neighborhood. "We condemn this barbarous attack," she said. Poland has been a staunch backer of the U.S. presence in Iraq and maintains about 900 troops, making it the third largest contributor of forces to the war after the United States and Britain. Posted by: ryuge 2007-10-03 |
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