British Judge Acquits 7 Soldiers Accused of Killing Iraqi Teenager

A British judge has dropped charges against seven soldiers accused of beating an Iraqi teenager to death in 2003.

The judge ruled Thursday there was not enough evidence against the soldiers.

They had faced a court-martial in connection with the death of 18-year-old Nadhem Abdullah during a skirmish in southern Iraq.

Some information for this report provided by Reuters and AP.