k17659

Twenty-two pilgrims and border guards shot dead near Nikhaib

Incident	k17659
Type	gunfire, executed
Deaths recorded	22
Targeted or hit	buses carrying Shiite pilgrims and border guards to Damascus
Place	Al Aawaj, 70 km from Nikhaib
Date and time	12 September 2011, 9:30 PM
Sources	REU 12 Sep AP 16 Sep

Individuals for whom personal or identifying details were reported

IBC page	Identifying details (number if more than one)	Age	Sex
k17659-sk2063	Husband of Umm Thair	Adult	Male

Individuals for whom only demographic or other non-personal information was reported

Number killed	Occupation	Age	Sex
7	Border patrol officer	Adult	Male
12	Pilgrim	Adult	Male

Of the 22 deaths recorded here, some personal information was reported for 1 of the dead.

Only demographic information, without any identifying details, was available for 19 other people recorded killed.

Neither personal nor demographic information was reported for 2 other people killed in this entry.