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Polish envoy hurt in Iraq blasts Polish envoy hurt in Iraq blast
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Poland's ambassador to Iraq has been injured after his convoy was hit by bomb blasts in Baghdad, officials say. Poland's ambassador to Iraq has been injured in a bomb attack on his convoy in the capital, Baghdad, officials say.
The three-car convoy was attacked in the centre of the Iraqi capital. Polish officials believe the attack on the three-car convoy in the city centre was a deliberate assassination bid.
Ambassador Edward Pietrzyk "was able to leave the scene himself", Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Robert Szaniawski told the AFP news agency. Ambassador Edward Pietrzyk does not appear to have been seriously injured and is now in hospital.
One civilian was killed and several others were injured in the attack. Poland backed the 2003 US-led invasion in Iraq and has about 900 troops there.One civilian was killed and several others were injured in the attack. Poland backed the 2003 US-led invasion in Iraq and has about 900 troops there.
A total of 21 Polish soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the war began.
'Assassination attempt''Assassination attempt'
The diplomatic convoy was attacked at about 1000 local time (0700 GMT) in the Arasat district, officials said. The diplomatic convoy was attacked at about 1000 local time (0700 GMT) in the Arasat district, officials say.
The three vehicles were destroyed by a series of bomb blasts, in what Polish officials believe was an assassination attempt. All three vehicles were destroyed by the explosion, thought to be from a car bomb.
Mr Pietrzyk was taken to hospital in the heavily-fortified Green Zone, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Ambassador Pietrzyk "was able to leave the scene himself", Polish foreign ministry spokesman Robert Szaniawski told the AFP news agency.
At least one embassy official was injured. He was taken to hospital in the heavily fortified Green Zone but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
At least one embassy official was also injured in the attack, officials say.
The area was sealed off by Iraqi police.The area was sealed off by Iraqi police.
Several diplomats have been killed by Iraqi insurgents since 2003. Mr Pietrzyk was appointed as head of Warsaw's diplomatic mission in Iraq earlier this year. He was the commander of Poland's land forces in 2000-2006.
Several foreign diplomats have been killed by Iraqi insurgents since 2003.