US soldier accused in Iraq killings reaches deal to avoid death...

A U.S. soldier accused of shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military counseling center in Iraq has struck a plea deal with Army prosecutors that would spare him from facing the death penalty, his lawyer said on Friday.

Army Sergeant John Russell, under confinement at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, is accused of going on a shooting frenzy at Camp Liberty, adjacent to the Baghdad airport, in a 2009 attack his lawyers have insisted stemmed from combat stress.

"We have reached an agreement and both parties have entered into the agreement," his civilian attorney, James Culp said, adding that Russell would plead guilty at a hearing on Monday to five counts of intentional murder, one count of attempted murder, and one of assault.

REUTERS

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