CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., April 17 (Reuters) - Charges against one of the eight U.S. Marines accused in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha have been dismissed, a Marine Corps official said on Tuesday.

The charges against Sgt. Sanick Dela Cruz were dismissed because of "insubstantial" evidence against him, the official said. Three Marines remain charged with murder and four others are charged with dereliction of duty for failing to properly report and investigate the deaths.

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