U.S: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide

31-year-old's death would be fourth suicide at overseas detention facility

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an apparent suicide, U.S. military officials announced Tuesday.

The Joint Task Force that runs the U.S. prison in Cuba said guards found Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Salih unresponsive and not breathing in his cell Monday night.

Held without charge since 2002
The Yemeni prisoner, also known as Mohammad Ahmed Abdullah Saleh Al-Hanashi, had been held without charge at Guantanamo since February 2002. Military records show the alleged Taliban fighter was about 31.

The prisoner appears to have joined the long-running hunger strike at Guantanamo

His weight was down to about 86 pounds

in December 2005

“This kind of desperation is caused by the uncertainty of not knowing whether one will ever be released or even charged,” said Ben Wizner, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney.