Behind the U.N. Bombing
Reuters says an unnamed U.S. official speculates the militant group Ansar al-Islam is behind the U.N. headquarters bombing at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad. The group previously has been named as a suspect in the Jordanian embassy bombing. The death toll is currently at 17, according to CNN. Lots of pictures available here as well.
Reuters reports that Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Brazilian who heads the U.N. mission in Iraq, has been killed in the attack. He was alive when first taken out.
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