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Inquiry opens into Iraqi's death

Source: BBC

Basra : Iraq | 4 months ago

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A public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian in British military custody six years ago is due to open. Baha Mousa, 26, died during detention by soldiers from the former Queen's Lancashire Regiment after his arrest at a Basra hotel with nine other Iraqis.

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