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Blackwater Guards Shot Civilian Car in Afghanistan

HeadlineMay 18, 2009

Four US contractors affiliated with the company formerly known as Blackwater fired on an approaching civilian vehicle in Kabul earlier this month, wounding at least two Afghan civilians. The contractors were off-duty at the time and had been reportedly drinking.

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