5 UK marines charged with murder in Afghan death

By Jill Lawless

Published October 14, 2012 4:00am ET

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5 UK marines charged with murder in Afghan death — FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2010 file photo a Royal Marines Commando cap badge is seen. Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a death in Afghanistan last year, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Sunday Oct. 14, 2012. They are the first British troops to be charged with murder in the country since deployments began in 2001. (AP Photo/PA, Chris Ison, file) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE | Chris Ison

LONDON (AP) — Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a death in Afghanistan last year, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday. They are the first British troops to be charged with murder in the country since deployments began in 2001.

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