FBI 'finds Blackwater shootings unjustified'

US government agents have found that the killing of at least 14 of the 17 Iraqi civilians shot by Blackwater Worldwide security guards were unjustified and broke rules for using deadly force, it was reported today.

FBI 'finds Blackwater shootings unjustified'

US government agents have found that the killing of at least 14 of the 17 Iraqi civilians shot by Blackwater Worldwide security guards were unjustified and broke rules for using deadly force, it was reported today.

Citing civilian and military officials briefed on the case, The New York Times reported on its website that the US Justice Department was already reviewing the findings even though the FBI was still investigating the shootings in Baghdad on September 16.

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