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The US has since 2002 transported terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay and kept them there indefinitely without trial (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU to pressure US on closing Guantanamo camp

The EU is increasing pressure on the US to close its controversial Guantanamo prison camp for terrorist suspects, saying it undermines the fight against terrorism.

The table is now cleared for confrontation with the US president George W Bush when he comes to Europe next month to attend an EU-US summit on 21 June.

EU foreign ministers agreed at a meeting in Vienna this weekend that Europe can no longer ignore the extensive international criticism of the Guantanamo camp, which cur...

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The US has since 2002 transported terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay and kept them there indefinitely without trial (Photo: Wikipedia)

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