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CID Report (Death): 0168-04-CID899-81718-5H8

May 31, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 53

An investigation into the death on August 22, 2003 of Mohamed Tariq Zaid, a detainee at Armor Battalion Detention Facility, Baghdad, Iraq. The investigation states that Mr. Zaid was discovered lying on the ground with shallow respirations and decreased sweating. He was found to have an axillary temperature of 102 degrees.  He was pronounced dead on arrival at Kadamiya University Hospital. The investigation concluded that the cause of death was a heat stroke and that the manner of death was accidental. An autopsy was conducted.

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  • 2003-08-22, Baghdad, Iraq, Death
    • Mohamed Tariq Zaid (ISN 06428), a detainee at Armor Bn Detention Facility, Baghdad, Iraq, was discovered lying on the ground with shallow respirations and decreased sweating. He was found to have an axillary temperature of 102 degrees. An investigation concluded that the cause of death was a heat stroke and that the manner of death was accidental.