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Emails between DOD Officials re: Death of two detainees after incident at Abu Ghraib

Aug. 18, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2217
Email includes a press release entitled "Abu Ghraib fight leaves 2 detainees dead, 5 wounded." It provides that a fight broke out among detainees at the Abu Ghraib detention facility on August 18, 2004 at about 5:45 AM, it was reported that guards observed a large group of detainees attacking another detainee using rocks and tent poles. In an attempt to disperse the group, the guards used non-lethal rounds, however, when the non-lethal rounds failed to quell the disturbance, the guards resorted to lethal force, which left two dead and five wounded.
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  • 2004-08-18, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq, Death
    • On August 18, 2004 at about 5:45 AM, a fight broke out among detainees at the Abu Ghraib detention facility. It was reported that guards observed a large group of detainees attacking another detainee using rocks and tent poles. In an attempt to disperse the group, the guards used non-lethal rounds, however, when the non-lethal rounds failed to quell the disturbance, the guards resorted to lethal force, which left two dead and five wounded.