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 19 August 2008

Secretary-General Remembers UN Staff Murdered in Baghdad Terrorist Bombing

Five years ago, on August 19, 2003, a terrorist bomb destroyed UN headquarters in Baghdad. Twenty-two people were killed. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presided over a solemn ceremony at the UN to remember their sacrifice and reassert their ideals.

Jerry Piasecki reports.

Full ceremony available below.