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| A third British resident released from the Guantanamo Bay camp has been arrested under a Spanish warrant. | A third British resident released from the Guantanamo Bay camp has been arrested under a Spanish warrant. |
| Jamiel El-Banna, 45, was being questioned at a Luton police station. | Jamiel El-Banna, 45, was being questioned at a Luton police station. |
| Officers from the Metropolitan Police Extradition Unit arrested him on a European Arrest Warrant issued on behalf of the Spanish authorities. | |
| Two other men, Omar Deghayes, 38, and Abdenour Samuer, 34, were arrested under the Terrorism Act on arrival and are being questioned in London. | |
| Aircraft arrest | |
| Mr El-Banna will appear in custody before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | |
| The three men arrived at Luton airport on Wednesday after they were held by the US at Guantanamo Bay for four-and-a-half years. | The three men arrived at Luton airport on Wednesday after they were held by the US at Guantanamo Bay for four-and-a-half years. |
| The idea now that they want to use this evidence we've proved to be false to take them for further detention is very worrying Clive Stafford-SmithLawyer for the men | |
| 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. |
| Mr Deghayes and Mr Samuer were arrested on board an aircraft shortly after it arrived from Guantanamo. | |
| They remain in custody at Paddington Green police station in central London, with Mr Deghayes also facing possible extradition to Spain. | |
| Fight extradition | |
| Lawyer for the men, Clive Stafford-Smith, earlier told BBC's Newsnight that the Spanish case was based on false evidence. | |
| Two of the men were taken to Paddington Green for questioning | |
| He said the situation with Spain was "dismaying" and they would fight any attempt to extradite them. | |
| "The fact that the Spanish actually were behind this wrongful detention in Guantanamo Bay is something they should be ashamed of," he said. | |
| "The idea now that they want to use this evidence we've proved to be false to take them for further detention is very worrying." | |
| American accusations | |
| The Home Office will review the immigration status of the three men after agreeing their release with the US on 10 December following intensive negotiations. | |
| The Pentagon insists that all five of the British residents are dangerous. | |
| The Americans accuse Palestinian 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. | |
| About 300 prisoners are held at Guantanamo Bay, set up at a US naval base in Cuba in early 2002 after the invasion of Afghanistan. |