US judge sentences 3 former Blackwater guards to 30 years each in prison in Baghdad shooting

WASHINGTON, Apr 14:  A US judge handed down lengthy prison terms to three former Blackwater guards convicted in the 2007 massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqis, closing a chapter of the US war in Iraq that tested relations between the two countries.    Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard were sentenced to 30 years each for voluntary and attempted manslaughter.
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