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Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay for almost seven years must be freed, a US judge has ruled.Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay for almost seven years must be freed, a US judge has ruled.
District Judge Richard Leon said the men could not be held indefinitely as enemy combatants. Judge Richard Leon said the government had failed to prove they had planned to go to Afghanistan to fight US troops.
The group were arrested in Bosnia shortly after the 9/11 attacks and have been held without charge ever since. The men were arrested in Bosnia shortly after the 9/11 attacks and have been held without charge ever since.
They are the first group of inmates to challenge their detention in civilian courts since the US Supreme Court ruled that they could in July. They are the first group of inmates to challenge their detention in civilian courts since the US Supreme Court ruled that they could in June.
Judge Leon ruled that the government had "failed to show by burden of proof" that the men were heading to Afghanistan to link up with Taleban fighters.
But US authorities could continue to detain a sixth man, Belkacem Bensayah, in the detention centre in Cuba, he ruled.