Former Gitmo detainee longs to be normal Canadian

Published October 1, 2012 12:21am ET



TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian man who returned home after spending 10 years at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay is desperate to be a normal, contributing member of society, his lawyer said Sunday.

Brydie Bethell said her client, 26-year-old Omar Khadr, could barely believe he was finally back in Canada. The last Western detainee at Guantanamo, Khadr was transferred from the U.S. military prison in Cuba to a maximum security facility in Ontario on Saturday, where Bethell visited him over the weekend.

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