U.N. staff members shot in Baghdad

ROME, JUNE 28. Two United Nations staff members were shot dead at the mission of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation in Baghdad on Wednesday after a man entered the office and the army then stormed the building, the FAO said. Mr. Nick Parsons, head of media at the Rome-based agency, told Reuters: ``We believe one man took over the office. The army sealed it and a decision was taken to storm the office. There was shooting, we don't know whom from, and two members of staff, one international and one local, were shot dead. ''We understand others, maybe two, are in hospital with serious bullet wounds,`` he added. There was no immediate word on the identity of the man or what his demands were.

- Reuters

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