Chelsea Manning, the U.S. soldier sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment for her role in the publication of a vast trove of classified information by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, was hospitalized early Tuesday after what media reports characterized as a suicide attempt.

Manning, 28, was taken to the hospital and has since been returned to confinement, said Wayne Hall, an Army spokesman. He declined to discuss the circumstances of the incident, but CNN and TMZ reported Wednesday that the medical treatment was prompted by a suicide attempt, citing unnamed defense officials. TMZ reported that Manning attempted to hang herself, citing an unnamed source.

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Manning’s lead attorney, Nancy Hollander, said in a statement that she was “shocked and outraged” that an official at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, where Manning is imprisoned, provided “confidential medical information” about Manning to the media but had not shared anything with her team.

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Pfc. Chelsea Manning. (U.S. Army, File/AP)