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14 Saudis Are Released From Guantanamo Bay
 Fourteen Saudi nationals in US custody at the Guantanamo Bay prison are on their way home, the Pentagon said yesterday. The repatriation of the 14 Saudis increases the number of repatriated Gitmo detainees to the Kingdom to 29 this year, not counting the two who returned dead after allegedly committing suicide earlier this month. The Pentagon's statement said that the latest repatriation leaves about 120 detainees of various nationalities that the United States has determined are eligible for "transfer or release" and about 450 prisoners in total. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki told Arab News that officials here were awaiting the arrival of the detainees. But he did not provide details about their fate here in the Kingdom. Al-Turki did not give a timeframe for their release or disclose their identity. "As soon as they set foot on land and we make sure of their identities, a statement will be issued," he said. Posted by: Fred 2006-06-25 |
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