Biden administration approves five more Gitmo detainees for transfer

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A U.S. government review board has approved the transfer of five more Guantanamo Bay detainees, bringing the new total to eighteen.

The five men, three of whom are Yemeni while another is Kenyan and the fifth is Somali, were approved for transfer on Tuesday, the New York Times reported Tuesday, which marked the 20-year anniversary of the establishment of the prison in Cuba.

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