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d4390

One boy shot dead by US forces in Al-Mashtal, Baghdad

Incident d4390
Type US gunfire
Deaths recorded 1
Targeted or hit 16-year-old boy carrying a school bag, mistaken for a dangerous object
Place near Iron Horse base, Al-Mashtal, Baghdad
Date 8 February 2005
Sources US DoD via ACLU 12 Apr
LAT 29 Nov (morgue)

Individuals for whom only demographic or other non-personal information was reported

Number killed Occupation Age Sex
1 Unrecorded 16 Male

Only demographic information, without any identifying details, was available for the person recorded killed.