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Associated Press - September 17, 2007 7:35 AM ET
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9 z9 D0 H, J) ~BAGHDAD (AP) - The Interior Ministry in Iraq says it's pulling the license of a North Carolina security firm allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad.
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! e! \9 }: @" r+ S) }. m2 dThe announcement involves Blackwater USA, based in Moyock near the Virginia state line in Currituck County.: }0 c: o+ E% q6 J5 V, H# G% |
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The Interior Ministry in Iraq says it will prosecute any foreign contractors found to have used excessive force in the incident yesterday.( {4 y" f4 ^% B1 T! ? h! U: T
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The ministry says eight people were killed and 13 were wounded when security contractors working for Blackwater opened fire in a predominantly Sunni neighborhood of western Baghdad.
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8 \" d0 e7 L* t' YBlackwater provides security for many U.S. civilian operations in Iraq. The company did not immediately return phone calls this morning.
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