Shaker Aamer Lands In UK After Release From Guantanamo Bay

Shaker Aamer Lands In UK After Release From Guantanamo Bay

Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held at Guantanamo Bay, has returned to the UK after he was finally released from the controversial prison.

The 46-year-old arrived on a private plane at Biggin Hill airport in south-east London.

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond earlier confirmed he had been freed after 13 years in detention at the US military facility in Cuba.

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