A bomb explosion tore through part of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, today killing at least 17 people including the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. A hundred people are estimated to have been wounded in the blast. The attack happened when a bomb explosion was set off in a truck parked outside the Canal Hotel, which houses the United Nations Headquarters. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan denounced the bombing as an inexcusable "act of unprovoked and murderous violence."
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Top UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello killed in terrorist blast at UNHQ in Baghdad, August 19, 2003
Candlelight Vigil, August 20, 2003
Secretary-General
addresses all UN staff worldwide concerning bombing, August 21, 2003
Secretary-General attends vigil for Sergio Vieira de Mello in Rio, August 23, 2003
UN Worldwide Silent March to honour UN staff killed in Baghdad, August 26, 2003
Memorial Service honors those who lost lives in UNHQ bombing in Baghdad, September 19, 2003
UN Office in Geneva: One Year Observance Ceremony of Baghdad bombing, August 19, 2004
UN Headquarters New York: One Year Observance Ceremony of Baghdad bombing, August 19, 2004
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