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Urgent: U.S. announces transfer of 6 Guantanamo detainees to Oman

Xinhua, June 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

The United States has transferred six detainees from its Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, the Department of Defense announced on Saturday in a statement.

"The United States is grateful to the government of Oman for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," the department said.

The announcement came as U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking to close the prison. Endi