Marines charged with murder
2006-12-22 08:27
California - The US military said on Thursday four US Marines are to face murder charges in connection with the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha last year.
The four soldiers are among eight Marines who are to be prosecuted for their role in the killings in November 2005 last year, the most serious war crimes case involving US soldiers since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Prosecutors allege the soldiers went on a three-hour killing spree after one of their comrades was killed while on a patrol in the town, north of Baghdad.
- AFP