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02/23/2006:

"Almost 100 died in U.S. custody in Iraq, Afghanistan"

Of the 98 deaths, at least 34 were suspected or confirmed homicides that were “caused by intentional or reckless behavior”, the U.S. human rights group says.

According to the report, 11 more deaths are deemed suspicious and that between eight and 12 detainees were tortured to death. In once case, a prisoner was forced to jump off a bridge into Iraq's Tigris river and another was pushed inside a sleeping bad and suffocated.
aljazeera.com