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Reuters Sound Technician Killed by U.S. Troops in Iraq

HeadlineAug 29, 2005

In Baghdad, a sound technician working for the Reuters news agency was shot dead by U.S. forces on Sunday. This according to the Iraqi police. Waleed Khaled died after being shot in the head. After the shooting the U.S. detained a Reuters cameraman who witnessed the killing. The team was on assignment covering the killing of two police men. The U.S. ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad promised a full investigation into the incident but he fell short of apologizing for the killing.

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