More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing
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More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 bombings in Bali and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and other attacks, the Pentagon said Wednesday. That includes helping Nurjaman escape capture after Oct. 12, 2002 bombings that killed 202 people at two night spots in Bali, U.S. officials said. open image in gallery Marines transfer a person at Guantanamo Bay in 2002 The two Malaysian men's transfers leave 27 detainees in custody at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay. President George W. Bush set up a military tribunal and prison after the Sept. 11, 2001 al-Qaida attacks on the U.S. At peak, Guantanamo detained hundreds of men, most Muslim, in the U.S. military's "war on terror" after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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