Egypt: Detained American Hangs Self in Prison

An American man detained in Egypt's Sinai peninsula for six weeks has been found dead in his prison cell, after apparently committing suicide. Egyptian security officials identified the man as James Henry and said his body was found on Sunday, hanging in the jail in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia. The U.S. Embassy in Cairo confirmed that a U.S. citizen died from an apparent suicide at the prison and said it was in contact with authorities about the case. Egyptian police had detained the ...

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