Britsh soldier 'killed Iraq girl aged eight as she played'

British soldier shot dead an eight-year-old Iraqi girl as she played in the street, it was claimed yesterday.

The explosive allegation was made at a press conference about the secret "war logs" from the US military released by the whistleblowing Wikileaks website. Lawyer Phil Shiner said the murder happened while soldiers were handing out sweets to children.

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