Over 600 killed in Fallujah
2004-04-11 19:55
Abdul-Qader Saadi
Fallujah - More than 600 Iraqis have been killed in the fighting in Fallujah the past week, the head of the city's hospital said on Sunday.
Statistics of bodies were gathered from four main clinics around the city taking in casualties and from Fallujah General Hospital, said the hospital's director Rafie al-Issawi. They totalled more than 600 dead, he said.
"We have reports of an unknown number of dead being buried in people's homes without coming to the clinics," al-Issawi said.
Bodies were being buried at two soccer fields in Fallujah. One of the fields, now called "Graveyard of the Martyrs," there was row after row of freshly dug graves, with wooden planks for headstones with names on them.
Khalaf al-Jumaili, a volunteer helping bury bodies at "Graveyard of the Martyrs," said more than 300 people have been buried at the site.
It was not known how many were buried at the other football field. - Sapa-AP
- SAPA