The United States has sent home 12 detainees from its Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. Six Yemenis, four Afghans and two Somali prisoners, from the the autonomus Somaliland region, were transferred over the weekend, the US department of justice said in a statement on Sunday. "These transfers were carried out under individual arrangements between the United States and relevant foreign authorities to ensure the transfers took place under appropriate security measures," it said. "Consultations with foreign authorities regarding these individuals will continue." After the latest transfer, 198 detainees remain at the facility on the southern tip of Cuba.
The United States has sent home 12 detainees from its Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.
Six Yemenis, four Afghans and two Somali prisoners, from the the autonomus Somaliland region, were transferred over the weekend, the US department of justice said in a statement on Sunday.
"These transfers were carried out under individual arrangements between the United States and relevant foreign authorities to ensure the transfers took place under appropriate security measures," it said.
"Consultations with foreign authorities regarding these individuals will continue."
After the latest transfer, 198 detainees remain at the facility on the southern tip of Cuba.
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