BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — An Iraqi photographer for The Associated Press has been freed after two years in U.S. military custody, an American military official said Wednesday.
Bilal Hussein calls his family shortly after being released Wednesday from a U.S. military prison in Baghdad, Iraq. Bilal Hussein, arrested two years ago on allegations of terrorist ties, was handed over to representatives of the news agency Wednesday, the official said. An Iraqi judicial committee dropped legal proceedings against Hussein last week, saying he should be freed unless other charges were pending. The U.S. military initially said it had more than enough evidence to hold him under a U.N. mandate. However, Maj. Gen. Douglas Stone, deputy commanding general for detainee operations, signed an order Monday for Hussein’s release.
(Source:CNN)