 The US army said Thursday that an Iraqi detainee died in Buka prison in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. A Multinational Forces (MNF) statement said a 43-year-old Iraqi detainee, whose name was not disclosed, died Wednesday in Buka prison. According to the MNF statement, Buka detainees carried their prison mate, fainted at that time, to another complex and notified guards about his situation. Medical staff carried the detainee to a hospital inside Buka camp where he died despite medical attempts to save him, added the statement. A heart attack caused the death, said the statement, adding the body would be delivered to the deceased family in accordance with law.
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