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Americans died because of released Gitmo detainees, Pentagon official admits

A Defense Department official admitted Wednesday that Americans "have died because of" detainees released from the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay.
A watch tower is seen in the currently closed Camp X-Ray which was the first detention facility to hold 'enemy combatants' at the U.S. Naval Station on June 27, 2013 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty)
A watch tower is seen in the currently closed Camp X-Ray which was the first detention facility to hold 'enemy combatants' at the U.S. Naval Station on June 27, 2013 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
By Tim Stelloh, Tim Stelloh

Americans "have died because of" detainees released from the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, a Defense Department official said Wednesday.