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Tarek Dergoul

b. 1977

British Guantanamo detainee

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Born 1977. Tarek Dergoul is a British.

Tarek Dergoul (born 11 December 1977) is a citizen of the United Kingdom of Moroccan origin who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Historian Andy Worthington, the author of The Guantanamo Files, noted that Dergoul had gone on record that he had been held in cells adjacent to two of the three men, and simply could not believe they could have killed themselves. Tarek Dergoul was one of the former captives who had an article profiling him.

Tarek Dergoul acknowledged traveling to Afghanistan following the al Qaeda's attacks of 11 September 2001.

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Who is Tarek Dergoul?

British Guantanamo detainee

When was Tarek Dergoul born?

Tarek Dergoul was born on 11 December 1977 in Mile End.

What nationality is Tarek Dergoul?

Tarek Dergoul is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tarek Dergoul

· Wikidata: Q7685758

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