Bomb victim Ali arrives in Britain

AN Iraqi boy who lost his arms and his parents in an Allied bombing raid arrived in Britain from Kuwait yesterday, where he will receive medical treatment.

Ali Abbas, 13, was given a US army hat as a souvenir and pledges from Kuwait’s government to pay for his treatment until he reaches adulthood.

He boarded a plane with his uncle and another injured Iraqi boy, 14-year-old Ahmed Hamza, whose left foot and right hand were amputated by a US bomb near Baghdad. His father carried him to the bus that drove them to the aircraft.