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| A cameraman from the al-Jazeera television station has been freed from US detention in Guantanamo Bay, the channel says. | A cameraman from the al-Jazeera television station has been freed from US detention in Guantanamo Bay, the channel says. |
| Sami al-Hajj had been in US custody for more than six years. He was detained in Afghanistan in 2001. | Sami al-Hajj had been in US custody for more than six years. He was detained in Afghanistan in 2001. |
| He is now returning home to Sudan, al-Jazeera says. | He is now returning home to Sudan, al-Jazeera says. |
| "We are in a state of high expectation and we are overwhelmed with joy," said Wadah Khanfar, managing director of al-Jazeera's Arabic service. | "We are in a state of high expectation and we are overwhelmed with joy," said Wadah Khanfar, managing director of al-Jazeera's Arabic service. |
| There was no immediate US comment. | There was no immediate US comment. |
| Mr Hajj was freed from Guantanamo and was being flown to Sudan, al-Jazeera said, quoting unnamed sources. | Mr Hajj was freed from Guantanamo and was being flown to Sudan, al-Jazeera said, quoting unnamed sources. |
| The channel said that he was expected to arrive in Khartoum shortly. | The channel said that he was expected to arrive in Khartoum shortly. |
| Mr Hajj was working as a cameraman for al-Jazeera when he was arrested by Pakistani troops near the Afghan border in December 2001 and later handed over to the US military. | Mr Hajj was working as a cameraman for al-Jazeera when he was arrested by Pakistani troops near the Afghan border in December 2001 and later handed over to the US military. |
| Sami al-Hajj, who was 38 at the time, was accused of links to militant groups but has not been charged. | Sami al-Hajj, who was 38 at the time, was accused of links to militant groups but has not been charged. |
| The US military alleged that he'd been involved in funding Muslim fighters in Bosnia and Chechnya in the 1990s. | |
| Mr Hajj began a hunger strike at the beginning of 2007. His lawyers said he'd been force-fed on several occasions. | |
| He denied the allegations against him and his employers at al-Jazeera say the charges are politically motivated. |