US jails Guatemalan ex-soldier for hiding massacre role

A former Guatemalan soldier has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the United States for concealing his part in a massacre during Guatemala's civil war when he applied for US citizenship.

Gilberto Jordan failed to reveal his participation in the 1982 killings of at least 162 villagers at Dos Erres.

Jordan admitted throwing a baby down a well during a raid on the village by his elite military unit.

Campaigners in Guatemala want him sent home for trial.

Prosecutors said they were pleased Gilberto Jordan, 54, was given the maximum sentence possible....