Mortars fired at Iraqi jail
2003-08-17 15:45
Baghdad - Six Iraqi detainees were killed and 59 others wounded late on Saturday in a mortar attack on Abu Gharib prison on the outskirts of Baghdad the US army said on Sunday.
Three mortar rounds hit the prison.
Three detainees died on the scene and another three died later as a result of their wounds.
The other wounded detainees were evacuated to a US military hospital.
- AFP