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Biden launches review of Guantanamo prison, aims to close it before leaving office

FILE PHOTO: An exit door where released detainees are turned over to the countries that have agreed to accept them is seen at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba June 3, 2017. [Reuters]

President Joe Biden’s aides have launched a formal review of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, reviving the Obama-era goal of closing the controversial facility with the aim of doing so before he leaves office, the White House said on Friday.

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