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Baha Mousa's death was revenge, father tells inquiry

Source: The Guardian

Basra : Iraq | 2 months ago

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Baha Mousa , the Iraqi man who died after being beaten and abused in British military custody in Basra in 2003, was singled out for maltreatment in "revenge" after his father reported a number of British soldiers for looting, the older man told the public inquiry into his death today.

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