final British resident to be freed from US prison thanks supporters for their devotion to justice’ after touching down at Biggin Hill airportShaker Aamer,released after 14 years incarcerated at Guantánamo Bay where he was beaten by his American military jailers, has touched down on British soil at Biggin Hill airport in south-east London.
The final British resident held at the US military prison in Cuba landed at 1pm on Friday in a private jet which then taxied into a hangar. After the plane landed, and all the window blinds were pulled down,hiding the interior from view, so no glimpse of any passenger could be seen.
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Source: theguardian.com