Apparent abuse discovered at Iraqi detention centre

Iraqi and US military officials have said that an inspection of an overcrowded detention centre run by the Interior Ministry discovered 13 prisoners who required medical treatment, the victims of apparent abuse.

A statement by the Iraqi Human Rights Ministry did not say why the 13 needed treatment, but added that an investigating judge also ordered the immediate release of 56 people apparently held without reason at the Baghdad facility - which was inspected by a team of investigators on December 8.