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US soldier charged with killing troops in Iraq

An American soldier was charged Wednesday with killing two fellow U.S. troops and wounding a third after an argument last month in a former Iraqi insurgent stro...

Federal News Network Staff

October 21, 2010 8:40 am

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An American soldier has been charged with killing two fellow troops and wounding a third in Iraq. The U.S. military command in Baghdad says the shooting incident happened after an argument last month. A statement from the defense department describes the killings as premeditated but offers no other details. The soldier is being held in Kuwait. He will be tried by a military court.

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