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50-77 by US bombardment in Basra

Incident x008
Type bombardment, incl. cluster bombs
Deaths recorded 50-77
Targeted or hit
Place Basra
Date and time 22 March 2003, 11:30AM+
Sources WP 22 Mar
AFP 22 Mar
AFP 23 Mar
REU 23 Mar

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

Number killed Occupation Age Sex
1 Unrecorded 8 Male
1 Unrecorded 2 Male
1 Unrecorded Unrecorded Male
1 Unrecorded Unrecorded Female
1 Russian Unrecorded Male
1 Unrecorded Unrecorded Unrecorded

Only demographic information, without any identifying details, was available for 6 people recorded killed.

Neither personal nor demographic information was reported for another 44 to 71 people killed in this entry.