*************** The ARRL Letter Vol. 22, No. 33 August 22, 2003 ***************
==>HAMS INJURED IN BAGHDAD BLAST
The Daily DX <http://www.dailydx.com> reports that three Amateur Radio operators were injured in the August 19 bombing of the UN Headquarters at the former Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq.
The Daily DX Editor Bernie McClenny, W3UR, says he's received word from Les Nouvelles DX <http://lesnouvellesdx.free.fr> Editor Jean-Michel Duthilleul, F6AJA, that Ghis Penny, ON5NT, was at the UN Headquarters when the bomb went off. He reportedly suffered a minor head injury and was evacuated August 21 to Amman, Jordan. Penny expects to be back home in Belgium in the next few days.
Robert Kasca, S53R, also was working at the UN offices when the explosion occurred but apparently was not hurt. According to McClenny, Kasca told Randy Hollier, WX5L, that he plans to continue working in Iraq. Kasca also said that Michael Dirksen, PA5M (ex-PA5MD), was hospitalized in Germany as a result of the bombing and was said to be doing well.
The UN has indicated that it would move at least some of its personnel outside Iraq as a result of the incident. At least 23 people were killed in the bombing. The dead included widely respected UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN's high commissioner for refugees who had taken on an assignment in Iraq.
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