LUXEMBOURG — The European Union agreed Monday to help the administration of President Barack Obama "turn the page” on Guantanamo, saying EU nations will take detainees from the American prison in Cuba.
The U.S. seeks a home for those cleared for release from the detention facility without trial but who cannot go to their own country for fear of ill-treatment. About 50 of the detainees fall in that category.
Some EU nations have already accepted their own nationals from Guantanamo, while Albania, France, Sweden and Britain also have accepted noncitizens.
Italy will take three detainees, Obama said Monday. Germany also is assessing a request to accept two after having refused at least nine. It will only accept people who pose no security risk and have some "connection” with Germany, German officials said.
by the associated press
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