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MoD fury at leak claims A British soldier shot dead an eight-year-old Iraqi girl as she played in the street, it was claimed yesterday. The explosive allegation was made at a press conference about the secret "war logs" from the US military released by the whistleblowing Wikileaks website. Lawyer Phil Shiner said the murder happened while soldiers were handing out sweets to children. He said: "The tank stopped at the end of the street, she's there in her yellow dress, a rifleman pops up and blows her away." The claim came among revelations that secret reports by the US military...

Salt Lake City police have issued an amber alert: A witness saw a young girl, about 8-years old, getting pulled into a van. Witness reports that the child was screaming & struggling. Victim - F/W, approximately 8 years of age, about 4'0 tall, 80 lbs, wearing a white tank top & baggy shorts. Suspect - M/W, about 35-40 YOA, thin build, brown hair in a "mullet" cut; wearing black pants & a black short sleeved shirt. Vehicle - Full sized gray or light blue van with tinted windows; late 70's or early 80's model. Partial Utah plate of "???-MWC". This...