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| Guantanamo inmate set for release | |
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| A US judge has ordered the release of one of the youngest detainees at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay. | A US judge has ordered the release of one of the youngest detainees at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay. |
| US District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle said Mohammed Jawad would be released by late August. | US District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle said Mohammed Jawad would be released by late August. |
| Mr Jawad, who was between 12 and 17 years old when he was arrested in Afghanistan in 2002, is expected to return home. | Mr Jawad, who was between 12 and 17 years old when he was arrested in Afghanistan in 2002, is expected to return home. |
| He had been accused of injuring two US soldiers and their interpreter by throwing a grenade at their vehicle. | He had been accused of injuring two US soldiers and their interpreter by throwing a grenade at their vehicle. |
| US officials had said there was no military case for Mr Jawad's continued detention. | |
| Earlier, Mr Jawad's lawyer, Jonathan Haretz, told the BBC he was "cautiously optimistic" his client would be set free. | |
| "They've not produced any evidence so far and enough is enough. It's time for Mr Jawad to go home," he said. |