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| Italians 'cannot try US soldier' | Italians 'cannot try US soldier' |
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| An Italian court has thrown out a case against a US soldier charged over the killing of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq in March 2005. | An Italian court has thrown out a case against a US soldier charged over the killing of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq in March 2005. |
| The court ruled that Italy had no jurisdiction in the case against Mario Lozano, who was on trial in absentia. | The court ruled that Italy had no jurisdiction in the case against Mario Lozano, who was on trial in absentia. |
| The agent, Nicola Calipari, was shot dead on his way to Baghdad airport after securing the release of a kidnapped Italian reporter. | The agent, Nicola Calipari, was shot dead on his way to Baghdad airport after securing the release of a kidnapped Italian reporter. |
| Spc Lozano denies any wrongdoing, saying he had no choice but to fire. | Spc Lozano denies any wrongdoing, saying he had no choice but to fire. |
| His defence lawyers argued that an Italian court had no right to try Spc Lozano as soldiers in Iraq were under the exclusive jurisdiction of their own country. | His defence lawyers argued that an Italian court had no right to try Spc Lozano as soldiers in Iraq were under the exclusive jurisdiction of their own country. |
| The ruling by the Rome judge can be appealed. | The ruling by the Rome judge can be appealed. |
| Strained relations | |
| Italy and the US have drawn very different conclusions over the shooting and Washington refused to hand Spc Lozano over for trial. | Italy and the US have drawn very different conclusions over the shooting and Washington refused to hand Spc Lozano over for trial. |
| US soldiers opened fire as the car Nicola Calipari was in approached a roadblock. | |
| The US military said the vehicle was travelling too fast, alarming soldiers, who feared it was an insurgent attack. | |
| Italian officials said the car was travelling at normal speed and accused the US military of failing to signal there was a checkpoint. | |
| Spc Lozano, both countries agree, fired the fatal shots. | |
| Nicola Calipari was escorting Giuliana Sgrena, an Italian journalist who had just been freed by kidnappers. She was wounded in the incident, along with an Italian secret agent - Andrea Carpani - who was driving the car. | |
| Reacting to the judge's decision Ms Sgrena told reporters outside the court: "We've given up trying to find the truth about what happened to Nicola Calipari. The arrogance of America, which never wanted this trial, has won." |