Expert: MARSOC Humvee was hit by bullets

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Expert: MARSOC Humvee was hit by bullets
By Estes Thompson - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jan 25, 2008 23:14:30 EST

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Damage to the turret and windshield of a Marine Humvee involved in a March 4 shooting and suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan is evidence that someone fired at the vehicle, an Army explosives expert testified Friday.

Divots on the windshield, holes in a headlight and a nick on the turret all indicate that someone fired at the vehicle, Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Mero told a special court of inquiry at Camp Lejeune.

The defense witness was the first to corroborate the version of events from Marines in Fox Company, who said they were fired at after a suicide bomber detonated a white van packed with explosives. Some witnesses have said they didn’t see anyone shooting at the six-vehicle convoy.

As many as 19 civilians were killed, according to an Army investigation, but attorneys for two Marine officers involved in the incident argue the death toll was lower.

“I am 90 percent sure that was caused by small-arms fire,” Mero testified about damage to a headlight. He said the headlight would have been shattered, not merely damaged, if the blast were the culprit.


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