Gunman Opens Fire at U.N. Facility; 2 Die

An Iraqi suspect who shot his way into a United Nations building in Baghdad said he wanted an end to the international embargo against his country. He denied shooting the two people killed during his takeover. Two Food and Agriculture Organization staffers were killed and six people were seriously wounded, said Amir A. Khalil, director of FAO operations in Baghdad. In addition, a U.N. worker was hurt trying to jump from a window, Khalil said. The suspect, Fowad Hussein Haydar, 38, said his goal was to take Khalil hostage and then negotiate his demands. “The reason is the embargo, the death and murder of thousands of Iraqi children and elderly. I wanted to relay a message, to explain the tragedy,” he said.