2 hunger strikers carried from Amara prison to hospital

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Al-Sadr Public Hospital in al-Amara received on Saturday two men on a hunger strike from al-Amara central prison, according to a local medic in the province of Missan. “The strikers’ condition is still stable and they are receiving treatment after going on a hunger strike for two successive days,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Al-Amara jail had witnessed on Friday (Feb. 11) a hunger strike to demand acceleration of their trial. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad.   AmR (TP)/SR 564