British soldiers 'used rifle butts and boots in gratuitous murder of Iraqi'
6th Sep 2005, 00:44 GMT
Seven British soldiers entered a small southern Iraqi village shortly after the end of hostilities in 2003 and murdered an 18-year-old civilian during a "gratuitous", "unjustified" and "unprovoked" attack, a court martial has been told.
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