Detainee dies in Abu Ghraib prison

A detainee has died in a suspected murder at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, the US military said today.

The 20-year old man was found unconscious by fellow inmates in the prison yesterday, the military said in a statement. He was taken to a US military hospital and pronounced dead.

The military did not state a cause of death for the man. His name and nationality were not identified.

The military said an investigation was underway. No suspects were named in the brief statement.

Officials have said there are nearly 10,000 people detained in US military prisons in Iraq. Abu Ghraib and Camp Bucca in southern Iraq are the two largest military prisons in the country.