JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington — The US soldier accused of
killing 16 Afghan villagers seemed surprised but calm when detained
after the alleged massacre, as angry Afghans protested, witnesses said
Tuesday.
The second day of a pre-trial hearing of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales heard how angry locals mounted a near-riot outside the US army base in the hours after the killings in March in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province.
Bales, 39, mostly appeared passive during the 6-8 hours he was held before being helicoptered out of the base, although he did break his own laptop as his personal belongings were gathered together.
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The second day of a pre-trial hearing of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales heard how angry locals mounted a near-riot outside the US army base in the hours after the killings in March in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province.
Bales, 39, mostly appeared passive during the 6-8 hours he was held before being helicoptered out of the base, although he did break his own laptop as his personal belongings were gathered together.
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