baseless rumors

"British army officials have dismissed "baseless rumours" that troops mutilated the bodies of dead Iraqi insurgents after a 2004 battle, as a public inquiry heard its first evidence from military witnesses." "Some of the bodies had broken limbs as well as gunshot wounds, Griffiths said, but he believed those injuries could have been caused by ammunition. The colonel admitted that an order to take the bodies back to the camp was "highly unusual"." (thanks Amir)