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Military officials no evidence bodies mutilated Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.news24houston.com/content/headlines/?ArID=19370&SecID=2 http://www.news24houston.com/content/headlines/?ArID=19370&SecID=2 Military officials: no evidence U.S. bodies mutilated 11/24/2003 7:45 PM By: Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. military officials now say there's no sign the bodies of the two Americans killed yesterday in northern Iraq were mutilated. Military sources say there's no sign the men were beaten with rocks or their throats slashed. Witnesses had reported the soldiers were dragged from their car after gunmen shot them. Iraqis say a mob pummeled the bloodied soldiers with concrete blocks and a few accounts said the soldiers throats were slashed. But the military official says there's no evidence to back the claims. The official says Iraqis robbed the car and stole personal effects from the soldiers' bodies. The Pentagon has identified the men as Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry Wilson, of Thomson, Ga., and Specialist Rel Ravago IV, of Glendale, Calif. Copyright 2003 Associated Press, All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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