Generals cleared in murder case

West Palm Beach - A federal jury yesterday cleared two former high-ranking Salvadoran military officials, including a former …

West Palm Beach - A federal jury yesterday cleared two former high-ranking Salvadoran military officials, including a former defence minister, of any responsibility in the 1980 murders of four US churchwomen in El Salvador, court sources said.

Five members of the Salvadoran National Guard have been convicted for the killings by a court in El Salvador, after international pressure was brought to bear for an investigation.

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