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Private US security contractors accused of shooting dead 17 innocent Iraqis may have been offered partial immunity by the US state department, say reports.
Unnamed officials said the offer was unauthorised and could make it much more difficult to prosecute the guards employed by the Blackwater firm.
If confirmed, the revelation may put further strain on US-Iraq relations.
The Iraqi government was furious at the 16 September deaths, and demanded the guards be handed over to face trial.
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