More shot dead in Chicago than Iraq

Almost 125 people were shot and killed in Chicago over the summer - nearly double the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq over the same period, a US media study has showed.

A total of 123 people were shot and killed throughout the Windy City between the start of Memorial Day weekend on May 26 and the end of summer on Labour Day, September 1.

During the same period, 65 soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq, US Defence Department figures showed.

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