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June 29, 2003

British Soldier Filmed Punching Iraqi Civilian

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'British Soldier Filmed Punching Iraqi Civilian'
Ananova
The Guardian
Friday 27 June 2003
The BBC claims it has footage of a British soldier punching an Iraqi civilian while handing out water.
The soldier is shown punching a man in the stomach in an apparently unprovoked attack, says a spokesman for the corporation.
It will be shown during the Fighting the War series on Sunday, and comes amid claims heavy-handed weapons searches in Al Majar al-Kabir could have contributed to the riot which left six Royal Military Police officers dead on Tuesday.
The film shows soldiers from the Black Watch handing out water in Az Zubayr in March, before the fall of Basra.
Townspeople had been without fresh water for six days and broke free from a queue when they saw water being handed out from the back of a truck.
Soldiers moved to stop them stampeding the truck, and one of the soldiers allegedly punched an Iraqi in the ribs, leaving him doubled up in pain.

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