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Soldier: Iraqi slain in self-defense

Hoosier Berg admits using AK-47 on self

Tuesday, May 24, 2005
By Brett Barrouquere
Associated Press

FORT KNOX, Ky. -- An Indiana Army National Guard soldier charged with murdering an Iraqi police officer admitted yesterday to the shooting, but said it was in self-defense.

Cpl. Dustin Berg, 22, of Ferdinand, Ind., said the Iraqi officer pointed a gun at him to stop him from reporting possible insurgent activity.

"I thought I was going to die," Berg said during a hearing at Fort Knox. "I felt I had no choice but to fear for my life."

In unsworn testimony, Berg also admitted shooting himself after killing the Iraqi. Berg said he picked up the Iraqi's automatic AK-47 and shot himself in the stomach in an attempt to give the impression of a firefight and preclude an investigation into the Iraqi officer's death.

more:http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050524/NEWS02/505240360/1008/NEWS01

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