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Report: 50 UK Troops Face Prosecution Over Abuse

HeadlineMar 01, 2005

In news from Britain, the London Telegraph is reporting that it has obtained evidence that as many as 50 British soldiers are now facing prosecution for murder, assault and other offences committed in Iraq. Publicly the British military has only admitted that 14 soldiers face such charges. But documents seen by the Telegraph show the military is investigating 137 incidents including over 60 that involved the deaths of Iraqis.

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