U.S. Soldiers Kill Two Prisoners At Notorious Iraqi Jail

BAGHDAD, Aug 18 (AFP) - US soldiers killed two prisoners when a fight got out of control at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, at the heart of a US prison abuse scandal earlier this year, the US military said.
The disturbance broke out at 5:45 am (0145 GMT) when guards saw a large group of detainees attacking a fellow inmate with rocks and tent poles before the fight swelled to more than 200 people, a statement said.
Non-lethal ammunition failed to disperse the group, so lethal force was authorized when the life of one detainee was deemed still at risk, it added.
A spokesman confirmed that US soldiers had shot dead two prisoners.
Five others were also injured, but it was not clear whether they were wounded by US gunfire or during the fight itself.
"The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation," the military said.