Blackwater Guards Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury

[deminks]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/11/blackwater-guar.html

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has opened an investigation into the role of Blackwater security guards in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi citizens in September in Baghdad, federal law enforcement sources tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.

A number of Blackwater security guards assigned to the ill-fated convoy have been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury next week.

A Department of Justice spokesperson, Dean Boyd, said, "We do not comment on grand jury investigations."

But sources familiar with the Blackwater case say the guards called to testify were, while present, not those who allegedly fired on any civilians.