Raymond Allen Davis incident

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Raymond Allen Davis is a former United States Army soldier, private security firm employee, contractor with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and convicted criminal who killed three unarmed Pakistani men in Lahore and triggered a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and Pakistan in 2011. On January 27, 2011, Davis shot two men in the back, killing both, in Lahore, Pakistan. At least one of the men was armed. Immediately after the shooting, a car coming to aid Davis killed a third Pakistani man, Ibadur Rahman, in a hit and run while speeding on the wrong side of the road. In the aftermath of the incident, the U.S. government contended that Davis was protected by diplomatic immunity because of his employment with the American consulate in Lahore. However, he was jailed and criminally charged by Pakistani authorities with two counts of murder and the illegal possession of a firearm. On March 16, 2011, Davis was released after the families of the two killed men were paid...

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