JTF-GTMO photos of weapons used to attack guards:
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An improvised weapon made from the blade guard of a 30-inch pole fan used by
detainees in Camp 4 against the guard force at Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
Detainees in the camp staged a false suicide in an attempt to lure the guards
into their compound, and then attacked with homemade weapons. The guard force
responded with minimum force and subdued the detainees in an altercation lasting
about 5 minutes. Official photo by 1LT Anthony John, Joint Task Force Guantanamo
(released)
An improvised weapon made from a broken fluorescent light bulb used by detainees
in Camp 4 against the guard force at Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Detainees in
the camp staged a false suicide in an attempt to lure the guards into their
compound, then attacked with homemade weapons. The guard force responded with
minimum force and subdued the detainees in an altercation lasting about 5
minutes. Official photo by 1LT Anthony John, Joint Task Force Guantanamo
(released)
An improvised weapon made from the base of a 30-inch pole fan used by detainees
in Camp 4 against the guard force at Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Detainees in
the camp staged a false suicide in an attempt to lure the guards into their
compound, and then attacked with homemade weapons. The guard force responded
with minimum force and subdued the detainees in an altercation lasting about 5
minutes. Official photo by 1LT Anthony John, Joint Task Force Guantanamo
(released)
An improvised weapon made from a length of electrical conduit used by detainees
in Camp 4 against the guard force at Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Detainees in
the camp staged a false suicide in an attempt to lure the guards into their
compound, then attacked with homemade weapons. The guard force responded with
minimum force and subdued the detainees in an altercation lasting about 5
minutes. Official photo by 1LT Anthony John, Joint Task Force Guantanamo
(released)