A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy carrying US ambassador to Baghdad Chris Hill in southern Iraq, but the envoy was unhurt, the US Embassy said on Monday. Hill was traveling in Dhi Qar province, about 300 km southeast of Baghdad, on Sunday when the bomb struck his convoy, US Embassy spokeswoman Susan Ziadeh said."No personnel were injured or hurt. An investigation into the incident is taking place," she said.
The American daily USA Today said its reporter was a few minutes behind Hill in a separate convoy at the time. "There was a bang and we went through a thick cloud of smoke," Hill said. "We are fine."