UPI is reporting that nearly one quarter of the detainees being held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay are from Saudi Arabia. UPI’s survey marks the first time the nationalities of the detainees was closely examined. Of the 650 detainees, about 160 are Saudis. The second and third largest nationalities were Yemenese and Pakistani. Afghans are the fourth largest nationality. Other detainees are from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Kuwait, China, Turkey, Britain, Tunisia, Russia, France, Bahrain, Australia, Canada, Sudan, Syria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Qatar, Spain and Sweden.
Saudis Account For 1/4 of Gitmo Detainees
HeadlineFeb 05, 2004