Prisoners Clash With Guards at Guantanamo Bay
Newly released AP documents recount detainee protests and assaults at Guantanamo Bay including prisoners spitting urine on guards and at least one detainee punching a guard and biting another. MPs retaliated with force, pepper spray and cleaning fluid. a 2004 incident involved Pine-Sol splashed into a detainee’s eyes.
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Austrian tourist bitten by shark in Florida remains in good condition
A 19-year-old Austrian, Armin Trojer of Baden, was bitten on the ankle while in chest-deep Gulf waters near Gasparilla Island Beach. He was airlifted to Fort Myers with torn ligaments and tendons expected to require surgery, and officials said the attack is confirmed. The beach remained open as no further sharks were seen.
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Villaraigosa sworn in as Los Angeles mayor first Hispanic holder since 1872
Antonio Villaraigosa, raised amid alcoholism and domestic violence, takes office as Los Angeles mayor the nation’s second largest city. He vows potential for the city despite troubles and becomes the first Hispanic to hold the post since 1872.
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Bomb Hits Russian Truck Killing 11 Troops in Dagestan
A radio controlled bomb struck a Russian military truck at a bath house in Makhachkala Dagestan killing 11 troops and injuring more than 20 people including civilians officials said.
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U.S. Officials Say Ahmadi Nejhad Not in 1979 Hostage Photo
U S officials conclude that newly elected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not the man seen in the 1979 Tehran embassy hostage photo. Analysts cite serious discrepancies in facial features and structure. The inquiry remains open with multi agency involvement and plans to interview former hostages.
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