U.S. Hands Over Guantanamo Suspect
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The United States extradited a Moroccan held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who had been indicted in Spain for alleged links to an Al Qaeda cell, the Interior Ministry said.
Lahcen Ikassrien was accompanied by Interpol agents as he arrived in Madrid. Also known as Chej Hasan, Ikassrien is one of four people at Guantanamo whose extradition has been sought by Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon.
Spaniard Hamed Abderrahman Ahmad was handed over in July 2004 but later freed on bail.
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