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3 February 2011
Last updated at 15:13 ET
An Afghan inmate at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has collapsed and died after exercising, according to US military officials.
Awal Gul, 48, was accused of being a Taliban commander and part of the al-Qaeda network. He had been held without charges since October 2002.
Mr Gul had been using an elliptical machine, which simulates running.
US Southern Command officials have said he "died of apparent natural causes" on Tuesday evening.
Officials say Mr Gul had collapsed in the shower after using the exercise equipment.
Guards alerted medical personnel and Mr Gul was transferred to the nearby base hospital, but doctors were unable to revive him, the US military said.
An autopsy suggests he died of either a heart attack or a pulmonary embolism.
Six other inmates have died at the controversial prison - one of natural causes and five apparent suicides.
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Awal Gul, 48, was accused of being a Taliban commander and part of the al-Qaeda network. He had been held without charges since October 2002.
Mr Gul had been using an elliptical machine, which simulates running.
US Southern Command officials have said he "died of apparent natural causes" on Tuesday evening.
Officials say Mr Gul had collapsed in the shower after using the exercise equipment.
Guards alerted medical personnel and Mr Gul was transferred to the nearby base hospital, but doctors were unable to revive him, the US military said.
An autopsy suggests he died of either a heart attack or a pulmonary embolism.
Six other inmates have died at the controversial prison - one of natural causes and five apparent suicides.
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