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Eight Marines Charged in Haditha Killings

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By Melissa Block,

Scott Horsley

Published December 21, 2006 at 4:00 PM EST

A Marine Corps squad leader and seven other Marines are charged in the deaths of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha last year. It's the most serious U.S. criminal case involving civilian deaths in the Iraq war.

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