Mounting Tensions Escalate Into Violence During Raid at Guantánamo Prison -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — Weeks of mounting tensions between the military and detainees at the wartime prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, escalated into violence on Saturday during a raid in which guards forced prisoners living in communal housing to move to individual cells.
“Some detainees resisted with improvised weapons, and in response, four less-than-lethal rounds were fired,” the military said in a statement. “There were no serious injuries to guards or detainees.”
Capt. Robert Durand, a military spokesman at the base, said the improvised weapons included “batons and broomsticks.” Another military official said that at least one detainee had been hit by a rubber bullet, but that there were no further details about any minor injuries or how the prisoners had resisted.
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More News On Today's Clashes At Guantánamo Prison
Prisoners, guards clash over Guantanamo Bay raid -- AP
Shots fired at Guantanamo Bay as violence erupts when guards try to split up detainees on hunger strike -- Daily Mail
Guantanamo Bay detainees and military clash; hunger strike continues -- Washington Post
Gitmo guards fire non-lethal rounds to quell unrest -- ABC News (Australia)
Guards clash with inmates at Guantánamo Bay -- The Telegraph
Clashes at Guantanamo over hunger strike prisoners -- BBC
US guards quell Guantanamo prison unrest -- Global Post/AFP
Detainees, U.S. guards clash at Guantanamo Bay -- CNN
Guards, detainees clash at Guantanamo Bay -- FOX News
Guantanamo Bay prisoners clash with guards amid hunger strike -- Deutsche Welle
My Comment: Many of these prisoners are realizing that there is a very good chance that they are going to be staying at Guantanamo for the rest of their lives .... hence the frustration.
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