Detainees freed from Abu Ghraib

More than 200 detainees were released today from Abu Ghraib prison after a security review deemed them no longer a threat, the US military said.

Detainees freed from Abu Ghraib

More than 200 detainees were released today from Abu Ghraib prison after a security review deemed them no longer a threat, the US military said.

“We released about 250 detainees today. There were no high-profile detainees that I’m aware of – definitely no high-value detainees and no women,” said spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Barry Johnson.

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