UN envoy Ad Melkert unhurt in roadside bomb blast
A convoy carrying Ad Melkert, the UN’s top envoy to Iraq, was hit by a roadside bomb as it left the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday evening.
Melkert, a former leader of the Dutch Labour party, was unhurt, the UN said. According to some reports, one policeman died and three others were injured.
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