Post by Tulameen on Jun 30, 2006 10:55:09 GMT -5
BBC NEWS
The US military has opened a probe into the alleged killing of an Iraqi family by US soldiers, military officials say.
Five soldiers are being investigated for allegedly raping a woman and killing her and three members of her family, an unnamed official told AP.
The probe "will encompass everything that could have happened that evening," said a US military spokesman.
The news follows a series of investigations into alleged abuses of Iraqis by coalition forces.
Story from BBC NEWS:
news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/5133996.stm
Published: 2006/06/30 14:37:17 GMT
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The US military has opened a probe into the alleged killing of an Iraqi family by US soldiers, military officials say.
Five soldiers are being investigated for allegedly raping a woman and killing her and three members of her family, an unnamed official told AP.
The probe "will encompass everything that could have happened that evening," said a US military spokesman.
The news follows a series of investigations into alleged abuses of Iraqis by coalition forces.
Story from BBC NEWS:
news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/5133996.stm
Published: 2006/06/30 14:37:17 GMT
© BBC MMVI