Marines Close Ranks After Shooting of Wounded Militant in Mosque
The Herald › November 17, 2004
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US Marines yesterday rallied round a comrade under investigation for killing a wounded Iraqi in a mosque during an offensive in Falluja, saying he was probably under combat stress in unpredictable circumstances.
Military officials said they were investigating the videotaped shooting to determine whether the marine acted in self-defence against what a spokesman described as an "enemy combatant".See the full content of this document
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Marines Close Ranks After Shooting of Wounded Militant in Mosque
Iraqis condemned the act as "cowardice" and "something forbidden in Islam".
Footage of the incident was taken at the weekend by Kevin Sites, a pool correspondent from the American television network NBC. Mr...See the full content of this document
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