RIYADH, Dec 21: A Saudi detained at the US military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, told his family in a 45-minute telephone call this week that he had spent his days memorizing the Holy Quran by heart, a newspaper said on Friday.

The Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat quoted the father of the detainee, who was not identified, as saying his 25-year-old son, Abu Saud, had called them on Wednesday at their home in Makkah.

“He said he was well and had learned the Quran by heart,” the father said.

“My son also told us that the detainees had limited freedom of movement and could attend to their devotions.”—AFP

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