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Four Detainees Released, New Group Brought to Cuba
Monday, October 28, 2002
By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service

The last transfer of detainees to Guantanamo was in early August, when 34 detainees arrived. Clarke said today's transfer brings the total number of detainees at Guantanamo up to about 625.

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
Defense officials announced today that four detainees were released from the U.S. holding facility at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Oct. 26, while another group of detainees arrived there today.

Citing operational security, Pentagon spokeswoman Torie Clarke gave no details on the newly arrived Guantanamo detainees.

Clarke confirmed four detainees were released because officials decided they "no longer posed a threat to U.S. security."

"The release was based on many factors, including law enforcement, intel, medical considerations, as well as whether the individual was considered to be a threat to the United States," Clarke said in a Pentagon news briefing.
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