Britain Probes Killing of Iraqi Civilian

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LONDON - Britain is investigating the killing of an Iraqi civilian who died when British soldiers who suspected he was a suicide bomber opened fire on him at a checkpoint in Iraq (news - web sites), the Ministry of Defense said Monday.



The man was shot as he drove a car at high speed toward a checkpoint near the Black Watch's base at Camp Dogwood in central Iraq, a military spokesman in Iraq said.


Details about the Nov. 7 shooting emerged for the first time in Monday's announcement of the investigation.


The killing took place on a road near the Euphrates river after the British soldiers ordered traffic to stop about 100 yards from the checkpoint, the military spokesman said.

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