Abu Ghraib abuse video aired

AN Australian television network yesterday aired previously unpublished video and photographs of what it said was the abuse of Iraqis in US military custody at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003.

It included a man beating his head against a cell door.

The images of naked prisoners, some bloodied and lying on the floor, were taken about the same time as earlier photos that sparked protests and outrage in the Middle East in 2004, the Special Broadcasting Service programme reported.