#Iraq shuts infamous #Abu_Ghraib prison
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Iraq has closed Abu Ghraib prison, made infamous by Saddam Hussein’s regime and US occupation forces, due to security concerns following a mass breakout last year, the justice ministry said Tuesday. The country is suffering a protracted surge in violence that has claimed more than 2,550 lives so far this year, and the area west of Baghdad where the prison is located is particularly insecure. read more