A U.S. citizen was found dead in an Egyptian police jail. The current investigation right now suggests suicide, since there is no other apparent evidence to contradict. The man, retired 66 year old U.S. military officer James Henry, was found hanging from a bathroom door by his belt and shoe laces. Henry was arrested when he was on his way to the Gaza Strip in August, but was detained for violation a curfew in North Sinai. He was arrested while carrying a map of Egypt and an advanced electronic device. The U.S. embassy official in Cairo said that he was given all of the appropriate consular services. According the local reports, authorities had told him that he was going to be detained another 30 days the day before his death. Thi is the second foreign citizen to die in police custody, before a French national.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24521870
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