U.S. military: Gitmo suicide attempt a ruse
Prisoner reportedly faked hanging self to lure guards into room
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Guantanamo Bay prisoner staged a fake suicide attempt to draw U.S. troops into a room where they were attacked by other prisoners, military leaders at the camp told reporters Friday.
U.S. troops used rubber bullets and a sponge grenade to subdue the prisoners, who were armed with improvised weapons such as sticks, light fixtures and parts of fans.
"The detainees had slickened the floor of their block with feces, urine and soapy water in an attempt to trick the guards," said Rear Adm. Harry Harris, the commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo. "They then assaulted the guards."
When U.S. troops intervened, they were attacked by prisoners and it took about an hour to regain order, the Pentagon said. (Watch how this incident shows growing frustration with Gitmo -- 1:52)
Prisoners in the medium-security area are generally housed in dormitory-style rooms that hold 10 people.
in its on air broadcast CNN reported this area was considered the most dangerous in the prison because the prisoners are free to move around. Say what ?? the most dangerous part of the prison is the place where you put the least threatening prisoners ?
The inmates involved in the attack were moved to the prison's maximum-security block after the incident. The Pentagon would not say how many prisoners were involved.
Earlier Friday, three other prisoners attempted to kill themselves by swallowing pills they had hoarded, but the Pentagon said later that only two of those were serious attempts.
There have been 41 suicide attempts since the camp opened in January 2002, with a number of those made by the same inmate, Pentagon sources said.
The Associated Press reported that Juma'a Mohammed al-Dossary, a 32-year-old from Bahrain, has attempted suicide 12 times
The military also called this another incident of the prisoners' war against the United States. Yes they're waging war by attempting suicide and refusing to cooperate with US soldiers who force feed them to break their hunger strikes. While they have been held with no charges for 4 12 years and have been told they may be there indefiinitely. Got it
bizarro world
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