Iraq Basra Hospital
13 January 2004.Basra, Iraq..Gun crime victims..Crime in Basra continues to take a heavy toll on inhabitants..Robbery and carjacking are frequently perpertrated at gunpoint..Many victims of crime are killed during the incidents, Basra's main hospital treats between 5 and 7 surviving gunshot victims each evening. .The man shown in this picture was carjacked and when he resisited the criminals shot him, he survived a bullet passing through his head.
