Guantanamo inmate gets US trial
Ahmed Ghailani will face charges in a federal court in New York over the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa, the justice department announced.
The news comes as the US Senate voted against funding President Obama's plans to close down Guantanamo Bay detention centre and transfer its 240 detainees.
Mr Obama is due to address concerns in a major speech later on Thursday.
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The news comes as the US Senate voted against funding President Obama's plans to close down Guantanamo Bay detention centre and transfer its 240 detainees.
Mr Obama is due to address concerns in a major speech later on Thursday.