An Iraqi Missile Falls On An Elementary School

July 13, 2001

An Iraqi anti-air missile hit a school two days ago in the village of  Zinawa, near the Kurdish
city Shaikhan, reported the London based Arabic daily newspaper, Sharq Al-Awsat, last
Wednesday.

The missile was fired by the Iraqi  forces at the American and British military planes patrolling
the no-fly-zone.

The school was severely damaged.  Fortunately, there were no student or staff casualties as
the school had been closed for the summer holiday period.  

A villager interviewed by the Arabic newspaper Sharq Al-Awsat said villagers in the area
are uneasy about such incidents which seem to be on the increase.
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