Prisoners from Afghanistan arrive at US naval base in Cuba

A US Air Force plane carrying 20 prisoners from Afghanistan has touched down in Cuba.

Fri, 11 Jan, 2002 - 19:56

A US Air Force plane carrying 20 prisoners from Afghanistan has touched down in Cuba.

It is bringing the first of hundreds who are to be detained here for questioning, according to US military sources.

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