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US Drops Charges Against 5 Guantanamo Prisoners

In this April 6, 2006 file photo of a drawing by AP sketch artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by U.S. Military officials, Guantanamo detainee and terror suspect Binyam Mohamed, right, sits with his unidentified defense council in the U.S. military courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Pentagon announced Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 that it has dropped war-crimes charges against five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Binyam Mohamed, after the former prosecutor for all five cases complained that the military was withholding evidence helpful to the defense. (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, File)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. military abruptly dropped charges against five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one who allegedly plotted to detonate a "dirty bomb" in the U.S., after a prosecutor accused the military of suppressing evidence that could have helped clear them.

But despite the decision, announced Tuesday, there are no plans to free the men. New trial teams are taking another look at the evidence, the military said, and after consulting with intelligence agencies will recommend whether to reinstate charges.

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