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British Prime Minister Tony Blair today arrived in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet political leaders .

Blair, who is travelling the Middle East to push for Israeli-Palestinian peace, was whisked into the heavily fortified Green Zone from the airport on a military helicopter.

He had flown to Baghdad by Royal Air Force transport plane from Cairo.

Blair was expected to meet President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who will brief him on progress in handing over security control of the Basra from British to Iraqi forces.

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