5 American soldiers were killed in Iraq by another soldier at Camp Liberty.
US soldier guns down 5 fellow soldiers in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) – A U.S. soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a U.S. base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said. The shooting occurred at Camp Liberty, a sprawling U.S. base on the western edge of Baghdad near the city’s international airport and adjacent to another facility where President Barack Obama visited last month.
Is this a case of sudden Jihad syndrome? Not much information has been revealed but my heart goes out to the victim’s families.
(Hat tip: Blogmocracy Readers)
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(*Updated May 12, 2009 @ 5:50 p.m. PST)
Picture and name of U.S. Soldier who opened fire on his fellow soldiers released: Sgt. John M. Russell, 44, of Sherman, Texas
Tags: Iraq, Murder, US Military
