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April 1st,
2009 - Lawsuit Targets Xe over Iraq Shootings |
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Lawsuit Targets Xe over Iraq
Shootings From the Associated Press April 1, 2009 San Diego - Another federal
lawsuit has been filed in San Diego against the security contractor formerly
named Blackwater Worldwide. The lawsuit filed Wednesday
is the fourth to be filed in the past two weeks against North Carolina-based
Xe (zee), formerly Blackwater Worldwide, stemming from its work in Iraq. The complaint alleges three
security guards for the state-run Iraqi Media Network were shot by Blackwater
security as the guards tried to move along a slowing car in the King Faisal
Square traffic circle in February 2007. The lawsuit alleges the
shootings were witnessed by about 20 Blackwater personnel who refused to
cooperate with Iraqi authorities and destroyed documents and other evidence. Xe operates two training
facilities in San Diego. Xe could not immediately be
reached for comment. External link: http://www.fresnobee.com/state/story/1303392.html |