Bahr el-Baqar massacre

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Bahr el-Baqar Massacre was an incident during the War of Attrition, where the Israeli airforce carried out a raid on the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar, south of Port Said, in the eastern province of Sharqiyya, the raid resulted in the destruction of a school full of school children.

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[edit] The Attack

The attack was carried out by Israeli airforce F4 Phantom II fighter bombers, at 9.20 am on Wednesday 8th April, 1970. Five bombs and 2 air-to-ground missiles struck the single-floor school, which was composed of 3 classrooms.[1][2][3][4]

[edit] Casualties

Of the 130 school children who attended the school, 46 were killed, and over 50 wounded, many of them maimed for life. The school itself was completely demolished.[5][6][7][8]

[edit] Israeli claims

The Israelis claimed that they believed the school was a military installation.Time magazine, June 1, 1970. [1]</ref>

[edit] References

  1. ^ CNN Cold War - First Draft: Pravda. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  2. ^ Hammad, Gamal. Al-Ahram Weekly On-line, 8 - 14 October 1998, Issue No.398. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
  3. ^ Al-Ahram Weekly, 30 Dec. 1999 - 5 Jan. 2000, Issue No. 462. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
  4. ^ Chapter: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
  5. ^ CNN Cold War - First Draft: Pravda. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  6. ^ Hammad, Gamal. Al-Ahram Weekly On-line, 8 - 14 October 1998, Issue No.398. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
  7. ^ Al-Ahram Weekly, 30 Dec. 1999 - 5 Jan. 2000, Issue No. 462. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
  8. ^ Chapter: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
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