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Up to 200 Detainees On Hunger Strike At Guantanamo

HeadlineSep 14, 2005

Up to 200 detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay are taking part in a hunger strike at the prison. The military has acknowledged 128 prisoners are involved but attorneys put the total at 200 or nearly 40 percent of the total prison population. Since the hunger strike began in the first week of August, 18 hunger strikers have been hospitalized including 13 who are being force-fed through intravenous tubes.

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