casualties

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Iranian state media have put the death toll at 168 or higher, but Ebrahim Taheri, the prosecutor of Minab, provided a breakdown of the 156 casualties local authorities counted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Here is look at what we know so far about the ship, its journey, the passengers, the fatalities, the casualties and the likely next steps:

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

In 2010 the Saville Inquiry into the shootings found that none of the casualties were posing a threat or doing anything that would justify their shooting.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Africa Command headquarters, as well as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest American military hospital outside the U.S. which has treated casualties from the conflict with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Among the casualties was a stone-crab boat called the Molly Bell, which was tom from her anchorage and swept up a swollen tidal creek, where she wallowed and sank from sight.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen