A US Army Islamic chaplain who counselled al Qaida prisoners at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba has been detained as part of a military investigation, officials said.

A US Army Islamic chaplain who counselled al-Qaida prisoners at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba has been detained as part of a military investigation, officials said.

An officer in the US army has defended the treatment of suspected al-Qaida members being held at Camp X-Ray.

More than six British Muslims suspected of fighting for the al-Qaida terrorist network or the Taliban are to be sent to the United States military prison in Cuba, according to a report.