Australia may take Guantanamo inmates

Updated: 15:54, Friday, 2 January 2009

Australia has said that it is considering a US request to take in prisoners from the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay.

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Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Australia would apply strict security screening before accepting anyone from Guantanamo.

Britain has joined Portugal in pressing other European countries to take in prisoners from the detention facility.

While Britain has not directly offered asylum, it said it accepted the US would need help closing the facility in Cuba.

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