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| Iraq |
| Ar-Ratbeh hospital hit by US, British planes |
| 2003-03-28 |
| US and British war planes bombed ar-Ratbeh hospital, injuring two patients and several staff Thursday night, Iraqi military sources said Friday. The Qatari al-Jazeera TV network quoted Iraqi officials as saying that during the attack, two vehicles were also destroyed at the hospital, in ar-Ratbeh township, 410 km west of Baghdad. The report added that a large number of vehicles and buildings located on ar-Ratbeh road were severely damaged as a result of the bombardment. 410 km west of Baghdad... We won't bother to speculate on what the vehicles were that were destroyed at the hospital. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 Thank God they didn't bomb the Baby Milk Factory(TM) next door! |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-28 14:41:29 |
| #3 US and British war planes bombed ar-Ratbeh hospital, injuring two patients and several staff Thursday night, Iraqi military sources said Friday. Nice war map here. Shows Al Ratbeh to be about twelve huts and a gas station. Maybe a little bigger, but not by much. The US is supposed to be 'in control' of that area. Sounds like the specops people found something they were looking for, and targeted it. The blast did some 'collateral damage'. Doubt very much the 'hospital' was adequately marked as such. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-28 14:05:00 |
| #2 Must've been the new Baath party HQ in town. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-28 12:35:40 |
| #1 Iraqi officials tell Al-Jazeera - which in turn is monitored by IRNA. Until theres something more direct, i wouldnt assume this is true. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-03-28 12:13:37 |