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UN Commemorates Fifth Anniversary of Iraq Bombing

HeadlineAug 20, 2008

On Tuesday, the United Nations commemorated the fifth anniversary of the bombing of its office in Baghdad that killed twenty-two staffers, including the top UN envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. The attack wounded more than 150 others. A wreath-laying ceremony was held Tuesday at the UN headquarters.

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