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10-15-2009, 02:06 PM
Judge Bars Public in Blackwater Case

A federal judge is barring members of the public from a series of pretrial hearings in the case against five Blackwater mercenaries involved in killing seventeen Iraqis in Baghdad two years ago.

On Wednesday, US District Judge Ricardo Urbina said he would close the trial in order to shield witnesses and jurors as well as ensure a fair hearing for the accused.