Saudi Arabia frees 18 ex-Gitmo detainees
The Saudi government said Tuesday it had released 18 men who were detained after returning to their homeland from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay. The Saudis, who returned to the kingdom in May and June, were released after they finished their sentences, Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said. His comments, which did not specify the men’s alleged crimes, came in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. Full Story