A group of prisoners, including two suspected bodyguards for Osama Bin Laden, have been released from Guantanamo Bay.
A group of prisoners, including two suspected bodyguards for Osama Bin Laden, have been released from Guantanamo Bay . They were freed from the Cuban prison on Monday as part of a covert operation that saw them fly to Oman. Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi, an alleged Al Qaeda fighter, was among those released. Officials believed he “probably trained” with Al Qaeda militants but were unsure if he was involved in combat.
Suhayl Abdul Anam al Sharabi, who is also suspected of being a bodyguard for Bin Laden, has also been released. Officials claimed al Sharabi may have been involved in an aborted 9/11 hijacking plot in southwest Asia. This means that there are only 15 prisoners remaining at Guantanamo Bay. At its peak, the detention center held almost 800 prisoners after it was opened in January 2002 - four months after the 9/11 terror attacks. Two others have been convicted and sentenced. In August, his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, revealed he wanted to close down the lockup. 'As far as a timeline, I don’t have anything for you here, but obviously this is something that he wanted to be done under his administration.
GUANTANAMO BAY PRISONERS RELEASE OSAMA BIN LADEN AL QAEDA
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