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U.N. staff mourns victims in Baghdad
Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | By Edith M. Lederer

Posted on 08/26/2003 11:37:18 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:07:11 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

NEW YORK — The business of the United Nations came to a standstill for 30 minutes yesterday as 2,000 U.N. staffers, joined by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Security Council ambassadors, marched in silent tribute to their fallen colleagues.

Another 3,000 U.N. staff members, many in tears and carrying white roses, marched earlier in the day in Geneva to remember those who died in last week's bombing of the world body's Baghdad headquarters.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; mourning; rebuildingiraq; tribute; un; unhqbombing
Wednesday, August 27, 2003

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