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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Soldier's family sues defense contractor

Family of slain US soldier sues Canadian military contractor for 2011 shooting in Afghanistan
By Associated Press
Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 3:58 PM

LOS ANGELES — The family of a California soldier killed in Afghanistan sued a Canadian military contractor for rehiring a security guard, an Afghan national, after he allegedly threatened to attack U.S. troops and eventually ended up killing two service members and wounding four others.

The federal wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday claims Tundra Strategies failed to document threats made by Shir Ahmed and didn’t report to U.S. military officials the danger he posed before the March 2011 attack at Forward Operating Base Frontenac.
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