NEW : Bermudan premier : ` ` Above all , this was a humanitarian act '' Since 2002 , more than 540 detainees have departed Guantanamo for other countries , including Albania , Algeria , Afghanistan , Australia , Bangladesh , Bahrain , Belgium , Denmark , Egypt , France , Great Britain , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Kuwait , Libya , Maldives , Mauritania , Morocco , Pakistan , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Spain , Sweden , Sudan , Tajikistan , Turkey , Uganda , the United Kingdom and Yemen , the Justice Department said . Uyghurs are native Chinese Muslims ; the detainees were apprehended in Pakistan . China urges U.S. to hand over all 17 Uyghurs held at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . The New York Times reports that President Obama has ordered his administration to begin negotiating with Iran on its nuclear program.
NEW : Bermudan premier : ` ` Above all , this was a humanitarian act '' Uyghurs are native Chinese Muslims ; the detainees were apprehended in Pakistan . China urges U.S. to hand over all 17 Uyghurs held at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . The New York Times reports that President Obama has ordered his administration to begin negotiating with Iran on its nuclear program.