SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress centre in Baghdad is set to appear at a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday as Army prosecutors and defence attorneys present motions concerning his mental health.
Sergeant John Russell, who could face the death penalty if convicted, is accused of going on a shooting spree at Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, in a 2009 assault the military said at the time could have been triggered by combat stress.
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