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Reports from the scene quoted witnesses as saying that two bombing runs left hundreds of dead and wounded. A steady stream of ambulances and trucks transported the wounded to Lusaka's main hospital late into the evening.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/24/archives/rhodesia-bombs-base-in-zambia-hundreds-of-casualties-reported.html/ Rhodesia Bombs Base in Zambia; Hundreds of Casualties Reported], New York Times, 24 February 1979</ref> | Reports from the scene quoted witnesses as saying that two bombing runs left hundreds of dead and wounded. A steady stream of ambulances and trucks transported the wounded to Lusaka's main hospital late into the evening.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/24/archives/rhodesia-bombs-base-in-zambia-hundreds-of-casualties-reported.html/ Rhodesia Bombs Base in Zambia; Hundreds of Casualties Reported], New York Times, 24 February 1979</ref> | ||
On the same day, Rhodesian fighters bombed [[Mkushi camp]] in [[Mkushi District]] located about 300km north of Lusaka. | On the same day, Rhodesian fighters bombed [[Mkushi camp]] in [[Mkushi District]] located about 300km north of Lusaka. In this attack, more Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) fighters were killed. Other civilian casualties include prominent musician and broadcaster [[Alick Nkhata]]. | ||
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