Former Blackwater Worldwide guard Nicholas Slatten leaves federal court in Washington on Wednesday.

The trial of the four former employees of Blackwater Worldwide began Wednesday with jury selection and revisits a painful episode that sparked international outrage and contributed to the Iraqi government's decision to force the company out of the country. Blackwater's founder later changed the firm's name and eventually sold the business in part because of criticism resulting from the shootings.

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