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September 23, 2015

Guatánamo Prisoner Sent to Saudi Arabia After 9-Year Hunger Strike 
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The Obama administration has transferred a Guantánamo Bay prisoner who
staged a nearly nine-year hunger strike back to his native Saudi Arabia.
Abdul Shalabi was brought to Guantánamo in 2002, accused of being a
bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. He launched a hunger strike in 2006 to
protest his indefinite detention without charge. His release leaves 114
prisoners at Guantánamo, 52 of whom are cleared for release.

 

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