A lack of autopsies on the victims of the shooting spree is one of many hurdles for prosecution in the case against Robert Bales
Military Prosecution Faces Major Hurdles In Massacre Case -- CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The 16 Afghans killed in a shooting spree in early March were buried without autopsies, in accordance with the Islamic tradition of a quick burial. Any effort to do disinter the bodies and do an autopsy would probably be resisted by the Afghan villagers.
But that could present one of many challenges military prosecutors will have in making a case against the alleged shooter, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales.
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