{"id":1898,"date":"2007-03-22T18:18:37","date_gmt":"2007-03-22T22:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/wordpress\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2007-03-22T18:18:37","modified_gmt":"2007-03-22T22:18:37","slug":"baghdad-blast-rattles-un-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=1898","title":{"rendered":"Baghdad blast rattles UN chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Agencies, MWC News, 22 March 2007<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ban Ki-Moon took cover behind the podium at the sound of the explosion<\/STRONG> (Reuters)<\/EM><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE> <\/p>\n

The United Nations secretary-general has been shocked by a huge explosion in Baghdad’s secure Green Zone during an unannounced visit to Iraq.<\/p>\n

Ban Ki-Moon was unharmed when a suspected rocket landed outside the office of Nuri al-Maliki, the prime minister, during a joint news conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Small pieces of debris could be seen falling from the ceiling above Ban before the two men resumed the news conference.<\/p>\n

The UN chief was making his first visit to Iraq since since taking office in January, to discuss a five-year reconstruction plan for the country announced last week.<\/p>\n

Shortly before the explosion, al-Maliki had said that Ban’s visit was a sign that Iraq was on the road to stability.<\/p>\n

“We consider it [the visit] a positive message to world in which you [Ban] confirm that Baghdad has returned to playing host to important world figures because it has made huge strides on the road toward stability,” the prime minister said.<\/p>\n

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