...successful on american soil? HAMID AHMED, Associated Press Writer Hamid Ahmed, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 5 mins ago
BAGHDAD – Inmates at Abu Ghraib prison started a fire and attacked guards, prompting authorities to call in Iraqi troops and American helicopters for support, the U.S. military said Friday.
The unrest began when three inmates started a fire in their cell Thursday and tried to overpower guards in an apparent escape attempt, U.S. military spokesman Master Sgt. Nicholas Conner said.
Prison authorities called in the Iraqi military to help quell the disturbance inside, while the U.S. provided helicopter support to monitor areas outside the prison, Conner said.
Iraqi authorities reported that three Iraqi guards and three prisoners were injured before security forces regained control, Conner said.
An Iraqi lawmaker told the AP, however, that two prisoners were killed Thursday and that violence had broken out again on Friday.
Shatha al-Abousi, who is a member of parliament's human rights committee, said prisoners had managed to get an assault rifle and were demanding that they be pardoned.
BAGHDAD – Inmates at Abu Ghraib prison started a fire and attacked guards, prompting authorities to call in Iraqi troops and American helicopters for support, the U.S. military said Friday.
The unrest began when three inmates started a fire in their cell Thursday and tried to overpower guards in an apparent escape attempt, U.S. military spokesman Master Sgt. Nicholas Conner said.
Prison authorities called in the Iraqi military to help quell the disturbance inside, while the U.S. provided helicopter support to monitor areas outside the prison, Conner said.
Iraqi authorities reported that three Iraqi guards and three prisoners were injured before security forces regained control, Conner said.
An Iraqi lawmaker told the AP, however, that two prisoners were killed Thursday and that violence had broken out again on Friday.
Shatha al-Abousi, who is a member of parliament's human rights committee, said prisoners had managed to get an assault rifle and were demanding that they be pardoned.