Suicide bomb attack on UN Baghdad office kills guard

AT LEAST two people were killed and 20 others were injured when a car bomb exploded as the vehicle was being examined at a checkpoint at the UN compound in Baghdad.

The blast occurred at the entrance to a parking lot next to the UN compound, scene of a devastating car bombing last month that killed about 20 people, including the UN’s top envoy.

The powerful blast was heard throughout the city and hurled the hood of the car some 200 yards. The arm of one victim lay more than 100 yards away.