Iraq war: Inquiry launched into Iraqi boy's disappearance from UK base

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Source: The Guardian

The British government has ordered an urgent inquiry into the disappearance of an injured Iraqi child who has not been seen since being placed in the care of UK military medics in 2003.

In one of the most bewildering episodes of the Iraq occupation, Memmon Salam al-Maliki, an 11-year-old boy, disappeared within days of being taken to a British base after he was wounded while playing with unexploded munitions. Although his injuries appeared not to be life-threatening, his family have not seen him since.

The British authorities told Memmon's father that they had sent his son to an American military hospital in Kuwait for further treatment, but have been unable to tell him its location, or provide information about his whereabouts or condition.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/30/inquiry-iraqi-boy-disappearance-from-base

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1. Just imagine....

if this was your child.