World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Captives Describe Torture by Iraqis
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Two British airmen, describing how they and their compatriots were tortured by the Iraqis during the Gulf War, said they were beaten and starved and others had their fingernails pulled out and were subjected to electric shocks. Their account was published in the Sun newspaper, which carried excerpts from a book about captured British servicemen. It included interviews with Royal Air Force pilot David Waddington and navigator Robbie Stewart, who were shot down over Iraq.
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