Bomb Injures Polish Ambassador in Baghdad

3 others injured, 1 Iraqi civilian killed

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 3, 2007 6:18 AM CDT

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Bomb Injures Polish Ambassador in Baghdad — Passers-by inspect damaged cars in Karradah, central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007 after a car bomb exploded. The Polish ambassador to Iraq was slightly wounded and one civilian was killed in a car bomb attack Wednesday, according to the Polish foreign ministry. A civilian passer-by died after... (Associated Press)

A car bomb aimed at a convoy carrying the Polish ambassador to Iraq injured the ambassador and at least 3 private security guards and killed an Iraqi civilian in Baghdad today. The ambassador, Gen. Edward Pietrzyk, is in stable condition at a US hospital. Poland has supported the US in Iraq since the invasion, and has a presence of about 900 troops in Iraq. The convoy vehicles bore Polish flags.

The Polish embassy in Baghdad was attacked in 2004, though nobody was injured. This bombing comes amidst reports that the number of bodies found in the streets of Baghdad in September was less than half that in July, CNN reports. (More Iraq stories.)

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