Slain Iraqis 'of ** threat' to Blackwater guards

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https://s3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CjnKcMJLVX8taFqdId9K3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/60fedcd7e2c70062f9ee00b6a3ef3ff8585d375b.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/slain-iraqis-**-threat-blackwater-guards-235947202.html)The 14 Iraqi civilians mowed down by four guards with the Blackwater private security firm were of ** threat and "were **t legitimate targets," a prosecutor said Wednesday, as their high-profile trial reached its climax. The four, who were guarding a US diplomatic convoy when they opened fire, are accused of shooting dead the unarmed Iraqis, including women and children, who were desperately trying to flee for their lives on September 16, 2007 in Baghdad's Nisour Square. The hail of gunfire, which also wounded 18 people, exacerbated Iraqi resentment toward Americans and was seen by critics as an example of the impunity enjoyed by private security firms on the US payroll in Iraq. At the close of the two-and-a-half-month trial in a federal court in Washington, US Attorney Anthony Asuncion asked simply what had motivated the men, **w former Blackwater employees, to fire on the terrified civilians.




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