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Pentagon Recommends Criminal Investigation in Afghan Deaths

HeadlineApr 12, 2007

An initial military probe has recommended a criminal investigation of several marines involved in the killing of Afghan civilians last month. Up to a dozen people were killed when U.S. troops opened fire on a busy highway. Local residents said the U.S. troops began shooting indiscriminately at civilian cars and pedestrians after a suicide car bomber and gunmen ambushed a U.S. convoy.

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