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June 6, 2013

Report: U.S. Sends 125 More Troops to Contain Guantánamo Revolt 
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The U.S. military is sending a massive new contingent of guards to help
contain the revolt of hunger-striking prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. The
Miami Herald reports the Army Reserve is deploying 125 troops to assist
the holding of prisoners in solitary confinement and the force-feeding
of 39 hunger-strikers.

 

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