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Shots Fired Outside United Nations

Man Jumps Fence Outside U.N. Compound, Fires Several Shots Into the Air, and Is Tackled by Security

Thursday, October 3, 2002
The Associated Press

"I saw a man standing by the pool. He held a handgun in the air and fired five shots. And then he threw the handgun onto the ground. Then he just walked over the wall, grabbed some papers, threw them in the air and then sat down. Within a minute the security guards surrounded him."

UNITED NATIONS -- AP
A man jumped the fence surrounding the U.N. compound Thursday, fired several shots into the air and was quickly tackled by security officers. There were no injuries and the gunman was not immediately identified.

Shots from the pistol hit the 18th and 20th floors of the U.N. building, and at least one bullet casing was found in the women's restroom on the 18th floor, according to the office of the U.N. spokesman.

The shooting took place at 1:10 p.m. while the Security Council was holding discussions on Iraq, but there was no immediate indication of any connection. The leaders of Greek and Turkish Cyprus were also in the building and were holding meetings with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the time.

Council members appeared unaware of the incident when they emerged from their meeting. Minutes earlier, U.N. security officials had assured U.N. employees that "security has responded ... and everything is under control."
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2002 © The Associated Press.

Just another illegal demonstration -- and, according to the dropped literature (Tom's post), not a very globally informed patsy.

Dan