Witnesses: US missile kills 20 civilians near Baghdad

Published March 31st, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Twenty people, including 11 children, were killed when a nighttime missile attack struck a farm near Baghdad, relatives told AFP on Monday. Another 10 people were wounded, according to relatives who survived the Saturday night assault, which destroyed three homes in the Al-Janabiin suburb on the southeastern edge of Baghdad.  

 

They said the dead also included seven women and two men belonging to five families. The two relatives were the only residents to escape unharmed from the ruins of the homes, according to AFP.  

 

The witnesses in Al-Janabiin said a missile struck the farm leaving a trail of destruction over a wide area. (Albawaba.com)

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