Federal Judge Orders Release of 5 Terror Suspects Held at Guantanamo Bay Prison [View All]

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A federal judge ordered the release of five terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay prison for seven years without charges.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five of six Algerians must be released after nearly seven years of captivity at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled from the bench after holding the first hearings under a landmark Supreme Court ruling in June that gave Guantanamo prisoners the legal right to challenge their continued confinement.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has promised to close the prison camp after he takes office in January. Meanwhile, U.S. judges in Washington are moving ahead with case-by-case reviews of detainee legal challenges.