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Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 8:09 PM
Subject: [STOPNATO] Iraq: US/UK Bomb Residential Areas, Kill/Wound Civilians


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Saturday, August 12 10:24 PM SGT
Iraq says US, British warplanes strike residential areas in southern
city
AS-SAMAWAH, Iraq, Aug 12 (AFP) -
US and British warplanes bombarded residential districts of this
southern Iraqi city Saturday, leaving one person dead and 20 injured,
three of them seriously, hospital officials said.
Witnesses said the planes struck a residential neighborhood, a grain
silo, a construction materials warehouse and a building of the traffic
department.
"The airplanes fired 10 missiles, some of which struck buildings with
direct hits," one witness told an AFP correspondent at the scene.
Three large craters could be seen near the damaged buildings, as well as
downed power lines.
The Iraqi who was killed, Ihssan Sabri, 25, was buried later Saturday in
the presence of the local governor, Ayyad Khalil Zaki and other
dignitaries, the correspondent said.
Of the 20 people injured, 17 were treated in hospital and released.
Details were not given on the nature of the injuries to those listed in
serious condition.
As-Samawah is located 275 kilometers (170 miles) south of Baghdad.
There are nearly daily clashes between Iraqi forces and the US and
British warplanes that are enforcing no-fly zones in the north and south
of the country.
Baghdad, which does not recognize the flight restrictions, says US and
British warplanes have killed 301 Iraqis and wounded 920 others since
December


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