Sunday, November 18, 2012

US soldier calm as Afghans besieged camp over killings

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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