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| Three British residents held by the US at Guantanamo Bay have been released and will arrive back in the UK later, the BBC has learned. | Three British residents held by the US at Guantanamo Bay have been released and will arrive back in the UK later, the BBC has learned. |
| Jamil el-Banna, Omar Deghayes and Abdenour Samuer are on board a chartered aircraft along with a doctor and Metropolitan Police officers. | Jamil el-Banna, Omar Deghayes and Abdenour Samuer are on board a chartered aircraft along with a doctor and Metropolitan Police officers. |
| Another freed UK resident, Shaker Abdur-Raheem Aamer, is expected to return to his native Saudi Arabia. | Another freed UK resident, Shaker Abdur-Raheem Aamer, is expected to return to his native Saudi Arabia. |
| A fifth UK resident, Ethiopian Binyam Mohammed, will remain at Guantanamo. | A fifth UK resident, Ethiopian Binyam Mohammed, will remain at Guantanamo. |
| The three released men were accompanied by officers from the Met's counter-terrorism unit as well as uniformed officers, whose presence was requested by the Foreign Office. | The three released men were accompanied by officers from the Met's counter-terrorism unit as well as uniformed officers, whose presence was requested by the Foreign Office. |
| The Americans accuse Mr el-Banna of being an al-Qaeda recruiter and financier, Libyan Mr Deghayes of associating with al-Qaeda, and Algerian Mr Sameur of being trained for combat in Afghanistan. | |
| There have been intensive negotiations between the UK and US authorities over the past few months. | |
| The Pentagon insists that all five of the British residents are dangerous. | |
| About 300 prisoners are held at Guantanamo Bay, set up at a US naval base in Cuba after the invasion of Afghanistan in early 2002. | |
| The US argues that foreign nationals captured and detained outside the US have no recognisable constitutional rights. |