LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We are getting word of some more developments underway right now in Guantanamo Bay, where those detainees who have been taken out of the war theater in Afghanistan have been cooling their heels. Our Bob Franken has been covering the action down there. Let's check in with him on the phone. Bob, what's the word.</s>BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The latest word comes from officials here who have just that told us that two of the detainees were required to take intravenous feeding overnight, IVs. Medical officials determined these detainees, some of whom have been on a hunger strike, now into their third day, were dehydrated. So the two of them were required to go to the infirmary at Camp X-ray. Each of them was at an intervenous hydration, that is to say water and other electrolytes put into his system. One is still there, still being treated, still has an IV. The other one it turns out has been recovered enough to be taken back to his cell, and according to officials, he started eating. So on the one hand, things have gotten a bit more tense. On the other hand, it should be pointed out that this hunger strike, which began Wednesday, and peaked at lunch yesterday, when 194 -- almost 2/3 of the detainees -- refused to eat their meals. By this morning, only 73 were refusing to take their breakfast. Watching the situation closely. There had been some chanting, some protests at the base. But things are quiet at the base now. The latest information is that two of the detainees overnight forced to take IVs because there was a dehydration problem. Bob Franken, CNN LIVE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</s>HARRIS: Thanks, Bob TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Two War Detainee Protesters Required to Take IVs