Us Army Charges Soldiers With Murdering Four Iraqis

Berlin  - The US Army said Wednesday it has charged three US soldiers with murder and obstruction of justice over an incident in which four Iraqis were killed last year and their bodies dumped in a ditch near Baghdad.

The Army's multinational training command in Grafenwoehr, Germany said the murder charges were laid Tuesday against Master Sergeant John E Hatley, 40, sergeant Joseph P Mayo, 27, and Sergeant Michael P Leahy jr.

, 26.