EXTRA: Polish ambassador hurt in Baghdad attack
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Baghdad - Poland's ambassador to Iraq was slightly hurt in a bomb blast Wednesday when three explosive charges went off in Baghdad's Karrada district while his convoy was passing, media reports said. One person was killed and six people, including three from the convoy, were wounded in the attack, Iraqi Sharqiya TV channel reported. The report added that ambassador Edward Pietrzyk managed to leave the scene with slight injuries.
Copyright DPA
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