Slovakia takes Guantanamo inmates

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Three inmates from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have arrived in Slovakia, US officials say.

The detainees - who have not been identified - are the latest transfers as US President Barack Obama seeks to close the controversial facility.

Mr Obama set himself the 22 January 2010 closure deadline shortly after being sworn in a year ago.

He has subsequently said he wants the camp closed in 2010, without identifying a specific deadline.

More than 40 terror suspects have been transferred out of the prison during Mr Obama's first year in office, but nearly 200 remain at Guantanamo.

Diplomatic hurdles and domestic opposition to the government's plan to house detainees on US soil have hampered Mr Obama's plans to close down the facility completely.

Human rights groups say merely relocating suspects continues to violate the legal principle that people cannot be held without charge or trial.