Posted AT 3:20 PM EDT on 10/06/06
Three detainees commit suicide at Guantanamo
Washington — Three detainees have died at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in what the U.S. military said Saturday was likely a joint suicide protest. They were the first reported deaths at the detention centre for suspected terrorists.
Two men from Saudi Arabia and one from Yemen were found "unresponsive and not breathing in their cells" early Saturday, according to a statement from the U.S. Southern Command.
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