Pair face trial in US over deaths of Afghans

The trial of two former US defence contractors charged with the deaths of two Afghan nationals was getting under way today.

Tue, 14 Sep, 2010 - 15:26

The trial of two former US defence contractors charged with the deaths of two Afghan nationals was getting under way today.

Justin Cannon and Christopher Drotleff, former contractors for Blackwater Worldwide, are accused in the shooting deaths of two Afghan nationals in Kabul in May 2009.

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Courts Heathrow Place: US Place: Kabul Place: North Carolina Place: Norfolk, Virginia Person: Cannon Organisation: Blackwater Worldwide Organisation: Afghan National Army Organisation: Blackwater Organisation: Xe Services Organisation: US District Court

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