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| A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years has said he is "extraordinarily happy to be home" in the UK. | A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years has said he is "extraordinarily happy to be home" in the UK. |
| Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed, 30, was released on Monday afternoon after he landed at RAF Northolt in London and underwent questioning by police. | Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed, 30, was released on Monday afternoon after he landed at RAF Northolt in London and underwent questioning by police. |
| Mr Mohamed says he was tortured while in custody on suspicion of terrorism. | Mr Mohamed says he was tortured while in custody on suspicion of terrorism. |
| He said his worst moment was when he realised his alleged torturers were receiving material from UK agents. | He said his worst moment was when he realised his alleged torturers were receiving material from UK agents. |
| Mr Mohamed arrived at lunchtime after a nine hour flight from the US-owned detention camp in Cuba. | Mr Mohamed arrived at lunchtime after a nine hour flight from the US-owned detention camp in Cuba. |
| 'Horrific nightmare' | |
| He was questioned for nearly five hours, before being driven off to an unknown destination. | He was questioned for nearly five hours, before being driven off to an unknown destination. |
| The Home Office said he would be given temporary admission until a decision is made on whether he can stay permanently in the UK. | The Home Office said he would be given temporary admission until a decision is made on whether he can stay permanently in the UK. |
| Col Yvonne Bradley, the US military lawyer who has worked for Mr Mahomed's release, told a press conference he had lost a lot of weight and would need time to recover from his prison ordeal. | Col Yvonne Bradley, the US military lawyer who has worked for Mr Mahomed's release, told a press conference he had lost a lot of weight and would need time to recover from his prison ordeal. |
| Britain knew he was being abused and left him there Clive Stafford Smith, Reprieve | |
| Clive Stafford Smith, director of legal charity Reprieve which represented Mr Mohamed, said his client was now looking forward to recovering in peace and to spending time with his sister, who he had not seen for seven years. | |
| Mr Stafford Smith said: "He's not angry, he's sad, he's lost seven years of his life... I think he's just very grateful to Britain for having him back. | |
| "He just wants to go to a place we've got him for tonight where he can be by himself with his sister and he can try to get his life together again." | |
| But Mr Stafford Smith also said Britain was in part culpable for abuse suffered by Mr Mohamed. | |
| 'Dirty bomb plot' | |
| He said: "Britain knew he was being abused and left him there and he ended up going to Morocco for two years of the most horrific nightmare imaginable. | He said: "Britain knew he was being abused and left him there and he ended up going to Morocco for two years of the most horrific nightmare imaginable. |
| "The least we owe to him is to give him his home back because he lost his home due to that process." | "The least we owe to him is to give him his home back because he lost his home due to that process." |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said allegations British officials were complicit in his alleged torture were currently being examined by the Attorney General. | |
| He also stressed the allegations were raised with the US authorities a year ago. "Discussions were the US authorities are ongoing," he added. | |
| Although Mr Mohamed was held in Guantanamo for four years, he was arrested Pakistan in 2002 and has been in captivity away from the UK for seven years. | Although Mr Mohamed was held in Guantanamo for four years, he was arrested Pakistan in 2002 and has been in captivity away from the UK for seven years. |
| 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 last year. | |
| The US Department of Justice said that his release was "consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice". |