GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Six detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to Uraguay early Sunday morning, according to the US Department of Defense.
"In accordance with statutory requirements, the secretary of defense informed Congress of the United States' intent to transfer these individuals and of his determination that this transfer meets the statutory standard," said a Defense Department statement posted on its website.