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Bahr el-Baqar incident was an incident that happened 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 primary school full of school children.
The Attack
The attack was carried out by Israeli airforce F4 Phantom II fighter bombers, at 9.20 am on Wednesday 8 April, 1970. Five bombs and 2 air-to-ground missiles struck the single-floor school, which consisted of 3 classrooms.[1][2][3][4] The Israelis claimed that they believed the target was a military installation.
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.[1][2][3][5]
References
- ^ a b CNN Cold War - First Draft: Pravda. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ a b Hammad, Gamal. Al-Ahram Weekly On-line, 8 - 14 October 1998, Issue No.398. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
- ^ a b Al-Ahram Weekly, 30 Dec. 1999 - 5 Jan. 2000, Issue No. 462. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
- ^ Chapter: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem. Retrieved on 2007-10-18
- ^ Chapter: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem. Retrieved on 2007-10-18