Guantanamo Briton set for release

A British resident held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years is expected to be released today, his lawyer said.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2009 - 11:25

A British resident held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years is expected to be released today, his lawyer said.

UK and US authorities reached an agreement on Friday for Binyam Mohamed, 30, to be released from the controversial US military base in Cuba and returned to the UK.

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Courts Guantanamo Bay Place: Guantanamo Briton Place: Guantanamo Bay Place: US Place: Cuba Place: UK Place: Britain Place: Pakistan Place: Morocco Place: Afghanistan Place: London Person: Binyam Mohamed Person: Mohamed Person: Clive Stafford Smith Person: Foreign Secretary Person: David Miliband Organisation: Reprieve Organisation: MI5

Some 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, were detained at the site on Friday, immigration authorities said (Corey Bullard/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

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