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A videotape of a detainee being questioned at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp has been released for the first time, Canadian media have reported. | A videotape of a detainee being questioned at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp has been released for the first time, Canadian media have reported. |
They say the footage shows a 16-year-old Omar Khadr being asked by Canadian officials in 2003 about the events leading up to his capture by US forces. | They say the footage shows a 16-year-old Omar Khadr being asked by Canadian officials in 2003 about the events leading up to his capture by US forces. |
The Canadian is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a US soldier during a gun battle in Afghanistan in 2002. | The Canadian is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a US soldier during a gun battle in Afghanistan in 2002. |
He was questioned for seven and a half hours over three days, reports say. | He was questioned for seven and a half hours over three days, reports say. |
The footage was made public by Mr Khadr's lawyers following a Supreme Court ruling in May that the Canadian government had to hand over key evidence against him to allow a full defence of the charges he is facing. | The footage was made public by Mr Khadr's lawyers following a Supreme Court ruling in May that the Canadian government had to hand over key evidence against him to allow a full defence of the charges he is facing. |