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US soldier guns down 5 fellow soldiers in Iraq

by reuters (repost)
US soldier guns down 5 fellow soldiers in Iraq
U.S. soldier kills 5 at US base in Baghdad

REUTERS
Reuters North American News Service

May 11, 2009 11:13 EST

BAGHDAD, May 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier opened fire on fellow troops at one of the main U.S. bases in Baghdad on Monday, killing five, the U.S. military said.

"The shooter is a U.S. soldier and he is in custody," said Marine Corps Lieutenant Tom Garnett, a U.S. military spokesman in Iraq.

U.S. officials plan to charge the shooter later today.

The shooting took place around 2 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) at Camp Liberty, a sprawling, dusty base located next to the Baghdad airport.

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