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Afghan Massacre Suspect Identified as U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales

Description:The soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan this week - an incident that sent American-Afghan relations into a tailspin - is U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a U.S. official said on Friday. The official declined to provide additional details about Bales, who is suspected of walking off his base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and gunning down 16 villagers. (0:26)

Source: Reuters

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