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Red Cross pulls out of Baghdad, Basra
The International Committee of the Red Cross has decided to temporarily shut its offices in Baghdad and Iraq's southern city of Basra. The organisation says the decision has been made because of concerns for the safety of its staff in Iraq. It says it is still discussing what to do with its foreign staff in Iraq. An ICRC spokesman says the situation is extremely dangerous and volatile in Iraq following an attack on its Baghdad offices, in which 12 people were killed.Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-08 |
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