US military says a detainee died at a coalition medical facility in Iraq, investigating cause [View All]

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Source: Associated Press

BAGHDAD: A detainee died Wednesday after being transported to a coalition medical facility, the U.S. military said.

The detainee was taken to the facility on Tuesday for medical assistance and died the next day, according to a statement. The cause of death was under investigation.

The brief statement provided no other details and did not give a location for the death, but it was released by the U.S. military in western Iraq.

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