Iraqi Parliament Bombed

They managed to get inside the Green Zone again, and at least one Iraqi MP was killed. The New York Times reports:

The blast appeared to be caused by a bomb, although it was not clear if the explosive was detonated by a suicide bomber or had been planted. The attack would appear to be one of the most serious breaches of security of Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, where the parliament is located.

The parliament had ended its session about half an hour before the explosion. Many legislators had left the Iraqi Convention Center, where the parliament is based, but some were eating lunch in the cafeteria near the parliament chamber when the explosion struck.

Meanwhile, both the Maliki and Bush governments are preparing to shrink the Green Zone. The siege has been brought to a whole new level.