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Article

8 Oct 2007

Author:
AP [USA]

Iraq: Blackwater USA "Crime" Killed 17

An official Iraqi investigation into a deadly shooting involving Blackwater USA security guards has raised the number of Iraqis killed to 17. It also found the gunfire was unwarranted and amounted to a deliberate crime. It recommends those involved face trial. The Blackwater guards are accused of opening fire on Iraqi civilians in a main square in Baghdad last month. The guards have said they came under fire first. The incident has outraged Iraqis.