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UK opens Iraq detainee death probe

Source: Al Jazeera
London : United Kingdom | 4 months ago  
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Britain has launched a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian and the alleged mistreatment of nine others at the hands of British soldiers in southern Iraq. Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel clerk, was beaten and died 24 hours after he and six others were arrested by British troops during...
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