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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian troops acted lawfully when they shot and killed an American contractor in Baghdad after he ignored their orders to stop the truck he was driving, a spokesman said Thursday.
Announcing the findings of an internal investigation, Australian Defense Forces spokesman Brig. Gus Gilmore said the troops interpreted the American's actions as an "imminent threat to life."
"In these circumstances their actions were appropriate," he said.
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