BREAKING NEWS ~ US investigates Iraqi prisoner death at Abu Ghraib News
BREAKING NEWS ~ US investigates Iraqi prisoner death at Abu Ghraib

[JURIST] Reuters is reporting that the US military has begun an investigation into the shooting death Friday of an Iraqi inmate at Abu Ghraib prison [JURIST news archive]. The army provided only a brief statement. "An Abu Ghraib detainee died from gunshot wounds May 27 at approximately 5am (0100 GMT) after being transported to a coalition medical treatment facility. The incident is under investigation." Reuters has more.

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