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US Citizen Found Hanged in Egyptian Jail Cell is NOT Military Officer James Henry

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The American man found hanging in a jail cell at the Ismailiya Awal police station (above) was incorrectly identified as being ex-military officer James Henry, reports Ahram Online.

The US Embassy in Cairo are saying that the man’s identity is actually James Lone, also a US Citizen. He was found hanging by his shoelaces off a bathroom door in his jail cell.

James Henry was arrested by Egyptian police on August 28 in North Sinai, where he was making his way to the Gaza Strip. He was charged with breaking curfew and remains in custody, reports the BBC.

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The American man found dead by suspected hanging in an Egyptian cell has been identified as James Lone by the US Embassy in Cairo, not James Henry as was originally reported.