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US-IRAQ-CONFLICT-TRIAL-BLACKWATER-FILES
(FILES) This September 24, 2007 file photo shows an Iraqi as he looks at a burnt car on the site where Blackwater guards who were escorting US embassy officials opened fire in the western Baghdad neighbourhood of Yarmukh. Four former employees of the notorious Blackwater security firm went on trial June 11, 2014, seven years after allegedly killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. Backed by an army of lawyers, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, Dustin Heard and Nicholas Slatten appeared dressed in coats and ties before a federal court for the start of jury selection. The trial was expected to last between five and six months, Slatten's lawyer, Thomas Connolly, told AFP. The Blackwater employees were guarding a US diplomatic convoy when they opened fire, killing 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians according to an Iraqi investigation, or 14, according to the US count. The hail of gunfire also wounded 18 people. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF
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Baghdad, IRAQ |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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ALI YUSSEF |
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11 Iunie 2014 |
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2464 x 1648 (1.1 MB) |
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