8 Detainees Leave Guantanamo Bay Prison

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 4:25 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eight more detainees have been released or transferred to other countries from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, the Defense Department said.

The announcement Wednesday said one detainee was released to Sudan, two to Afghanistan, three to Saudi Arabia, one to Jordan and that one prisoner was transferred to the government Spain for further proceedings.

It said the departures bring to 242 the number who have been released or transferred from the facility in Cuba, leaving approximately 510 imprisoned there.

The announcement said the latest releases included three detainees found no longer to be enemy combatants by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal. One was released to Sudan, one to Saudi Arabia and one to Jordan.