CHELSEA OUT

Chelsea Manning to be RELEASED from prison after jail suicide attempt as she refuses to testify in WikiLeaks probe

CHELSEA Manning is to be released from prison after her botched jail suicide attempt as she continues to refuse to testify in a WikiLeaks probe.

The ex-army intelligence analyst reportedly tried to hang herself with a sheet in a Virgina jail cell on Wednesday at the Alexandra Detention Center.

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Chelsea Manning is to be released from prison where she was held for refusing to testify in a WikiLeaks caseCredit: AP:Associated Press
 reported that guards revived her after she was discovered in her cell "blue and unresponsive."

A source told the publication: "A jail deputy discovered her while conducting a check in the special housing unit where Chelsea is being housed.

"They found her with a sheet around her neck. Other deputies arrived and first aid was administered before she was taken to the hospital."

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Manning leaked classified US documents to to 's WikiLeaks in 2010.

The whistle-blower leaked more than 700,000 classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including 251,287 diplomatic cables from foreign embassies and 482,232 Army reports.

The leak included a July 2007 video clip of a US helicopter crew killing 12 people including Saeed Chmagh and Namir Nour-Eldeen, who were Iraqi journalists with the Reuters news agency.

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She said she wanted to expose what she considered to be the US military's disregard for civilians.

Manning leaked 700,000 classified US documents to WikiLeaks in 2010Credit: AP:Associated Press
The ex-soldier has always said she refuse to testifyCredit: AFP or licensors
Formerly named Bradley, the whistleblower transitioned genders while in prisonCredit: Getty Images
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest to support WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Barcelona last monthCredit: AFP or licensors
Chelsea Manning is JAILED again as she says she will not comply with jury in WikiLeaks investigations

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