UN flies flag at half mast for slain collegues in Iraq
NYP2003081901 - NEW YORK, AUG. 19 (UPI) The United Nations flag flies at half mast on Aug. 19, 2003 outside of the New York headquarters of the UN after 15 people, including the top UN envoy in Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello, were killed in a car bomb blast at the main U.N. office building in the Iraqi captial of Bagdad. rlw/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI
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