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The American Bombing of Sadr City Hospital May 3rd 2008 Casualty Report

Saturday, 05. 3. 2008  –  Category: Children, Health, News, Team Members, War Crimes, Women and Children

The American air strike on Sadr City hospital this morning led to the injury of twenty persons including patients asleep in the wards, medical, and other hospital personnel. (see مصدر رسمي: 20 جريحا وتضرر نحو 50 سيارة في قصف أمريكي لمستشفى الصدر immediately below)

According to the director of health services for Sadr City the bombing of the hospital by an American warcraft:

“resulted in the injury of 20 patients who are hospitalised, a number of senior medical workers, also damaged were nine ambulances, and about 40 civilian cars.”

The bombing of the hospital also damaged the right rear entrance to the hospital and the emergency unit. One of our members working in the hospital contacted by ‘phone said the toll is expected to rise as the wounded succumb to their injuries. She added that the wounded were mostly children and some some women.

Sadr City hospital is one of the two hospitals serving Sadr city — the other is Imam Ali hospital, they are responsible for treating the people wounded in the American attack on the city, and receiving the corpses of those killed in the American assault. The Americans bomb Sadr city which is very densely populated on a daily basis.

Tags: American air attacks on civilian areas, American Assault on Sadr City, American attacks on civilians, American attacks on medical and humanitarian workers, American raids on hospitals, American War Crimes, Children, Civilian casualties, Imam Ali Hospital, Politics and Security, Sadr City, Sadr City (Hospital)