Six Guantanamo Detainees Released in Push to Close Prison
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Six suspected terrorists held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released to be resettled in Uruguay, the largest transfer of detainees since 2009 and the first to South America.
The releases are part of a push by President Barack Obama to accelerate transfers of Guantanamo detainees, many held since before he took office promising to close the facility that once held hundreds of suspected members of al-Qaeda.