By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials said on Monday 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama's administration. The transfer of the 12 Yemeni and three Afghan citizens brings the total number of detainees down to 61 at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Obama, who had hoped to close the prison during his first year in office, rolled out his plan in February aimed at shutting the facility.

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