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| Guantanamo man flying back to UK | Guantanamo man flying back to UK |
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| A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for more than four years is on his way back to the UK, the BBC understands. | A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for more than four years is on his way back to the UK, the BBC understands. |
| Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed, 30, says he was tortured while being held in custody on suspicion of terrorism. | Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed, 30, says he was tortured while being held in custody on suspicion of terrorism. |
| Charges against him were dropped last year, but a Pentagon spokesman said US authorities would not discuss detainee releases until they were complete. | Charges against him were dropped last year, but a Pentagon spokesman said US authorities would not discuss detainee releases until they were complete. |
| The Foreign Office has not confirmed when Mr Mohamed will arrive in Britain. | The Foreign Office has not confirmed when Mr Mohamed will arrive in Britain. |
| The BBC understands that his flight is due to land in the UK around lunchtime on Monday. | |
| On Friday, the Foreign Office said he would be returned to Britain "as soon as the practical arrangements can be made". | |
| It is not clear if he will be allowed to stay in the UK, but Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of terror laws, said he thought Mr Mohamed would be "given every opportunity, subject to the law, to integrate himself back" into society. | |
| The US had accused Mr Mohamed of involvement in a plot to detonate a "dirty bomb" in America, but the charges were dropped in October. |