- The Department of Defense announced Mohammad Mani Ahmad al-Qahtani will be released from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and repatriated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Qahtani, who is often referred to as “the 20th hijacker,” is an al-Qaeda agent who tried to enter the US to take part in the terrorist attack on 9/11.
- In June 2021, a review board determined that Qahtani’s detention was no longer a “significant threat to the national security of the United States.” Read More