Guantánamo Prisoners Clash with Guards after New Rash of Suicide Attempts

2006-05-20

The US military has provided conflicting reports of a clash that took place Thursday between guards and prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba internment camp. Initially, a spokesman reported that inmates, wielding improvised weapons, had confronted guards when the latter attempted to prevent another detainee from committing suicide. The suicide attempt was said to be the fourth of the day.

Navy Commander Robert Durand, public affairs director for the US prison and interrogation network, claimed that “minimum force was used to quell the disturbance and prevent the suicide.” Two of the four men who attempted suicide were reportedly hospitalized and under observation. Those involved in the riot were moved to maximum-security confinement. No names or nationalities were revealed.
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