Youngest Guantanamo Detainee Pleads Guilty To All Counts -- Voice of America
A Canadian man held by U.S. authorities since he was 15 years old has pleaded guilty to all five terrorism charges against him before a military tribunal at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Omar Khadr, now 24, pleaded guilty Monday, as part of a deal to limit his sentence. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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