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Baghdad Interrupted

Hello…as some of you know, the bombings of October 25^th in Baghdad were a close call for us.

The 2^nd, larger bomb went off across the street from the hotel where I live and our office is located.

The first bomb was close enough to be extremely loud and cause me to get up from my desk and move towards the hallway, which is when the 2^nd bomb went off.

The force of the explosion knocked several of us off our feet, and blew out all of the windows on the floor, knocked the sliding doors off their hinges, and caused ceiling panels to collapse. Fortunately, no one was hurt at all.

But it was very frightening.

As a result of the bombing, we are no longer going to be working/living in that hotel, and have temporarily moved into another one used by various media organizations, while we search for new accommodations. We hope to stay where we are, which is a safe compound, and I have friends from various media living here.

After the bombings I moved into the IZ, and then a week later left on much needed R&R.

Photo is of my office after the bombing.