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Loaded on Oct. 15, 2010 published in Prison Legal News October, 2010, page 50
Filed under: News, News in Brief. Location: United States of America.
Afghanistan: An Afghan prisoner being held at a U.S. military base attempted to escape on August 7, 2010, grabbing a rifle and fatally shooting two Marines before being killed by return fire. The location of the base was not disclosed.

Alabama: On August 17, 2010, Steven Giardini, a former Mobile ...

 

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