Title:AFTERMATH OF A CAR BOMB IN BASRA, 2004 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 439
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The burning wreckage of a VBIED (vehicle-based improvised explosive device) on a Basra street, plus brief scenes of two other incidents.
Description: START 10:09:21 Iraqi man inspects the remains of a shoe near a suspected roadside grave site. Other men, digging in a hole, discover a second shoe and human remains; they also uncover a dog tag inscribed in Arabic.
10:11:38 Aftermatch of the explosion of the vehicle bomb; the wreckage of the car blazes as Iraqi firemen spray water on the blaze. Major damage is visible at the side of the road. Remains of the car are sprayed with hosepipes. Men mill around.
10:12:45 Smashed windows and blast damage to local businesses, followed by further shots of the smouldering wreckage.
10:13:22 British soldiers help to keep the situation under control; the area has been taped off but a large crowd of spectators has gathered. General street views.
10:14:14 Red Crescent ambulance arrives at Basra General Hospital. In the emergency room, casualties are treated (a small boy with leg injuries, a man with blood on his hands and face). Anxious people gather.
10:15:28 British soldiers attend what appears to be a separate incident; in an open roadside booth, by a large building, are two bodies (possibly three). Soldiers talk to local men.
10:17:00 Interview with Iraqi civilians.
10:19:05 Helicopter flies overhead.
10:19:29 Further views of the car bomb site. British soldiers inspect the wreckage as the Iraqi Police Tactical Support Unit keep watch. Fire engine drives away.
END 10:22:13
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 439
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Reuters (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 13 mins
