A car bomb exploded Monday morning while the vehicle was being examined at a checkpoint as it tried to enter the U.N. compound, killing at least two people and injuring seven others. The blast occurred about 100 yards from the U.N. compound at the Canal Hotel, scene of a devastating car bombing last month that killed 23 people, including the U.N.’s top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. The casualties of Monday’s bombing appeared to be the driver and Iraqi police.
No doubt Kofi will blame us for this too. |