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ON THIS DAY IN 1991: US bombers strike civilians in Baghdad

PEACE1 | 13.02.2003 09:54

1991: US bombers strike civilians in Baghdad

On this day, February 15th 1991: US bombers strike civilians in Baghdad
Hundreds of Iraqi civilians have been killed and wounded in Baghdad by American bombers.
Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz said: "This was a criminal, pre-meditated, planned attack against civilians."

Local reports say two laser-guided precision bombs hit an air-raid shelter in the middle class district of Amiriya, five miles from the centre of the Iraqi capital.

So far 235 bodies have been recovered, 12 hours after the attacks at 0445 GMT and 0450 GMT.

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13.02.2003 10:23

Also on this day in 1991, Iraq had invaded Kuwait and the US were part of a large coalition committed to ousting them. The coalition involved most western countries and Arab countries from the region, and had the backing of the UN. Tariq Aziz is part of a regime that has been leading a pre-meditated and criminal attack on all the citizens of Iraq.

Paul Edwards