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Clashes at Guantanamo over hunger strike prisoners
Prisoners and guards have clashed at Guantanamo Bay as authorities moved inmates, many of whom are on hunger strike, out of communal cellblocks.
| Are we still arguing about these guys? We're required to provide food, not force them to eat it. If they don't eat that is their problem. |
The move came after detainees covered surveillance cameras and windows, a US Army spokesman said. He said some prisoners used "improvised weapons" and in response "four less-than-lethal rounds" were fired.
| Less than lethal but they hurt like hell... |
The Pentagon says 43 prisoners are on hunger strike, but lawyers for the detainees say the number is higher. Almost a dozen are being force-fed, according to military officials.
| That's a dozen too many... |
There were no "serious injuries to guards or detainees" in Saturday's clashes, according to Capt Robert Durand of the US military's Southern Command.
"I know for sure that one detainee was hit but the injuries were minor, just some bruises," another spokesman, Col Greg Julian, told the Associated Press.
Lawyers for some of the detainees condemned the camp authorities' actions. Carlos Warner, who represents several detainees, told AP that "the military is escalating the conflict".
| That's generally what a military does when you don't cooperate, Carlos... |
Posted by: tipper 2013-04-14 |
