US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders | Inquirer News

US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders

/ 07:29 AM March 23, 2012

WASHINGTON—A US soldier will be charged with 17 counts of murder stemming from the killings of civilians in a rampage in southern Afghanistan, a US official said Thursday.

The official, confirming the murder charges on condition of anonymity, also said Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales would be charged with six counts of assault and attempted murder.

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