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  • U.S. Soldier Charged with Murder in Kuwait Incident

    04/04/2003 4:22:40 PM PST · by Jean S · 38 replies · 387+ views
    Reuters ^ | Fri April 4, 2003 06:36 PM ET
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was charged with two counts of premeditated murder in an incident in Kuwait where grenades were rolled into tents of fellow soldiers, the U.S. military said on Friday. Sgt. Hasan Akbar, 32, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was charged on March 25 with two counts of premeditated murder, 17 counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated arson and one count of misbehavior as a sentinel, a statement from Fort Campbell said. Two U.S. soldiers were killed after grenades were lobbed into three tents at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait...