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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 2003
Page
5
Paris mourns the death of Sergio Vieira de Mello at 55 after a truck bomb struck the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad. Twenty-two people died, with tributes noting his lifelong humanitarian work and calls for neutrality amid conflict.
Abdel-Aziz al Hakim, a member of Iraqs Governing Council and SCIRI ally, says a cleric was threatened and that terrorist groups linked to the former regime may be responsible. A blast damaged a wall and shattered windows near the ayatollahs house as Najaf residents gathered.
In Baghdad the dead are identified by fingerprints X rays dental records and DNA while Iraqi families demand visual recognition for loved ones. Officials warn misidentification risks and say remains cannot be released until confirmation. A makeshift morgue handles the chaotic aftermath with ongoing debris removal and recovered remains.
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