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09-28-2004, 03:27 PM
Baghdad, Iraq, (AP)
Two U.S. Soldiers have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, the 1st Calvary Division announced Monday.
A military statement identified the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Johnny Horne, Jr. and Staff Sgt. Cardenas Alban, both from Company C, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment from Fort Riley, Kansas.
The military declined to provide details about the case, saying an investigation is ongoing.
Ft. Riley spokeswoman Sam Robinson said Horne, 30, of Winston-Salem, N.C. and ALban, 29, of Carson, Calif., were both on their second tour of duty in Iraq with the unit.
The statement from the 1st Calvary Division said the alleged indicents are not related to murder charges filed against Sgt. Michael Williams and Spc. Brent May from the same unit. They were charged in the deaths of three Iraqis, the military announced last week. Williams was also charged with obstruction of justice and making a false official statement, the military said.
Approximately 800 soldiers from the 1st Battilioin, 41st Infantry are serving their second tour in Iraq.
Two U.S. Soldiers have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, the 1st Calvary Division announced Monday.
A military statement identified the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Johnny Horne, Jr. and Staff Sgt. Cardenas Alban, both from Company C, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment from Fort Riley, Kansas.
The military declined to provide details about the case, saying an investigation is ongoing.
Ft. Riley spokeswoman Sam Robinson said Horne, 30, of Winston-Salem, N.C. and ALban, 29, of Carson, Calif., were both on their second tour of duty in Iraq with the unit.
The statement from the 1st Calvary Division said the alleged indicents are not related to murder charges filed against Sgt. Michael Williams and Spc. Brent May from the same unit. They were charged in the deaths of three Iraqis, the military announced last week. Williams was also charged with obstruction of justice and making a false official statement, the military said.
Approximately 800 soldiers from the 1st Battilioin, 41st Infantry are serving their second tour in Iraq.