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| Polish envoy hurt in Iraq blast | Polish envoy hurt in Iraq blast |
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| Poland's ambassador to Iraq has been injured after his convoy was hit by a blast in Baghdad, officials say. | Poland's ambassador to Iraq has been injured after his convoy was hit by a blast in Baghdad, officials say. |
| The three-car convoy was attacked in the centre of the Iraqi capital. | The three-car convoy was attacked in the centre of the Iraqi capital. |
| Ambassador Edward Pietrzyk "was able to leave the scene himself", Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Robert Szaniawski told the AFP news agency. | Ambassador Edward Pietrzyk "was able to leave the scene himself", Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Robert Szaniawski told the AFP news agency. |
| One civilian was killed and several injured in the attack, reports say. Poland backed the 2003 US-led invasion in Iraq and has about 900 troops there. | |
| The diplomatic convoy was attacked at about 1000 local time (0700 GMT), officials said. | |
| At least two of the vehicles were destroyed by the blast. | |
| Mr Pietrzyk was taken to hospital in the heavily-fortified Green Zone, and the area sealed off by Iraqi police. | |
| Several diplomats have been killed by Iraqi insurgents since 2003. |