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Red Cross Demands Investigation Into Iraqi Prison Riot

HeadlineApr 06, 2005

In Iraq, the International Red Cross is demanding the U.S. investigate a prison riot at Camp Bucca where the U.S. is holding 6,000 prisoners. The military initially claimed no riot took place but the Red Cross had representatives inside the jail who witnessed U.S. troops shooting rubber bullets. The U.S. later admitted 12 prisoners and four guards were injured in the incident. But Iraqi sources have put the total number of injured as high as 100.

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