Four die in Iraq prison riot
US guards opened fire during a riot at Iraq‘s main prison for security detainees, killing four of them.
Six other prisoners were injured.
The riot broke out shortly after noon at the Camp Bucca Theatre Internment Facility near Umm Qasr in southern Iraq after a routine search for contraband in one of the camp’s 10 compounds.
“The riot quickly spread to three additional compounds, with detainees throwing rocks and fashioning weapons from materials inside their living areas.” the US command said in a statement said.
“After about 45 minutes of escalating danger, lethal force was used to quell the violence,” the statement added.
The command said names of those who died are being provided to the Iraqi government and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
“The cause of the riot and use of lethal force is currently under investigation by the chain of command and the US Army’s Criminal Investigations Division, which is standard procedure whenever a detainee death occurs,” the statement added.
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