Bulgaria takes in Guantanamo detainee

Sofia - Bulgaria has taken in a former inmate of the United States detention facility in Guantanamo Cuba, the national news agency BTA reported Wednesday.

According to the report, the unidentified man arrived in the country on Tuesday night. He would initially be treated as a refugee in Bulgaria, the first Balkan country to take in a former Guantanamo detainee.

Local media had earlier reported that the man was a 38-year-old Syrian-born Kurd, who has been held at Guantanamo for the past eight years over suspected links with terrorists. He was reportedly never indicted.

The US intends to close the detention facility and have asked allies to take in inmates and help resettle inmates.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/322070,bulgaria-takes-in-guantanamo-detainee.html.