LONDON (AP) — The last U.K. resident detained at Guantanamo Bay has returned home after almost 14 years in which he became a defiant spokesman for the prisoners.
Shaker Aamer, a Saudi citizen who married a British woman and moved to London in 1997, landed Friday at Biggin Hill airport at about 1 p.m. local time. Aamer, who was never charged with a crime, was released from the U.S. military prison on Cuba Thursday evening.
The release of Aamer comes after a publicity campaign and at the request of Prime Minister David Cameron, who had urged U.S. President Barack Obama to resolve the case of the last prisoner at Guantanamo with significant ties to Britain.
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