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Latest Guantanamo prisoner transfer brings population down to 60

By Jacqueline Klimas
Published October 17, 2016 6:19pm ET
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Latest Guantanamo prisoner transfer brings population down to 60
Slahi's transfer puts the administration a step closer to its goal of emptying Guantanamo Bay as much as possible before the end of Obama's presidency. (AP Photo) | Charles Dharapak

The Pentagon transferred a detainee from Guantanamo Bay to Mauritania on Monday, bringing the population of the detention center down to 60.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritania national, was cleared for release on July 14, according to a Pentagon release.

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