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May 19, 2011

Gitmo Prisoner Dies of Apparent Suicide 
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A prisoner being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay,
Cuba, has died after apparently taking his own life. The 37-year-old
prisoner, identified as Inayatullah, was reportedly found in a
recreation yard by guards. The military claims Inayatullah was an
admitted al-Qaeda member who helped organize the movement of fighters
through Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Iraq. He was one of the last
prisoners to arrive at the prison. If confirmed as self-inflicted,
Inayatullah's death will mark at least the sixth suicide at Guantánamo
since the United States began detaining foreign prisoners there in
January of 2002. At least 171 prisoners remain at Guantánamo despite
President Obama's pledge to shut it down.



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