Three British residents held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years were flown back home on Tuesday evening.
But police said Omar Deghayes and Abdenour Samuer had been arrested under British Terrorism Act after they arrived at Luton Airport.
Jamil el-Banna was not arrested but is being detained under the act and questioned at a Luton police station, police said.
A statement released by Home Office said the United States had agreed to the release of the three men on Dec. 10, and their immigration status will be reviewed.
"This does not imply a commitment on our part that they can remain permanently in the UK and their immigration status will be reviewed immediately following their return," the statement said.
Another freed British resident, Shaker Abdur-Raheem Aamer, is expected to return to his native Saudi Arabia. A fifth British resident, Ethiopian Binyam Mohammed, will remain at Guantanamo.
The Americans accused Palestinian el-Banna of being an al-Qaeda recruiter and financier, Libyan Deghayes of associating with al-Qaeda, and Algerian Sameur of being trained for combat in Afghanistan.
There have been intensive negotiations on their release between British and the U.S. authorities over the past few months. The Pentagon insists that all five of the British residents are dangerous.
About 300 prisoners are held at Guantanamo Bay, set up at a U.S. naval base in Cuba after the invasion of Afghanistan in early 2002.
The U.S. argues that foreign nationals captured and detained outside the U.S. have no recognizable constitutional rights.
Source: Xinhua
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