Manning made jail noose

A US soldier charged with leaking classified material to WikiLeaks says he tied a bedsheet into a noose while considering suicide in detention as he awaited trial.

Fri, 30 Nov, 2012 - 17:01

A US soldier charged with leaking classified material to WikiLeaks says he tied a bedsheet into a noose while considering suicide in detention as he awaited trial.

Bradley Manning was testifying today during a pre-trial hearing at Fort Meade, Maryland, his first public comments since his 2010 arrest.

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