15 prisoners detained at Guantanamo Bay released

By: News Staff

The Associated Press/ABC6

Fifteen prisoners detained at Guantanamo Bay have been released.

The Pentagon says the number of detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention center is down to 61. 

Pentagon officials announced the prisoners will be transferred to the United Arab Emirates marking the largest release during President Obama’s administration.

This comes after the president continued to push to close the facility.

The prisoners were held without charges for as long as 14 years.

  There has been a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees at the U.S. prison in Cuba.

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