SRSG condemns the bombing at Abu Graib area of Baghdad

Baghdad-10 March 2009- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Iraq (SRSG), Staffan de Mistura, strongly condemned the bombings in Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib area this afternoon which killed dozens of innocent civilians and injured many more including tribal leaders, journalists and other military and civilian dignitaries. Mr. de Mistura described the bombing which targeted Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders after concluding a reconciliation meeting as a, “ Horrible crime that is designed to sabotage reconciliatory efforts by the Iraqi people, who, I am confident, will continue on the road of dialogue.”