A news conference by the head of the UN and Iraq’s prime minister has been interrupted by a loud explosion sending debris falling from the ceiling. Speaking in Baghdad’s Green Zone, Ban Ki-moon was seen to flinch behind his podium and he appeared shaken by the nearby blast of a mortar or rocket.
Within minutes the two men finished their news conference. They were clearly unhurt by the blast.
Witnesses said a missile had landed about 50 metres from the building.
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