Former Guantanamo detainee ends hunger strike, will leave Uruguay, activists say

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MONTEVIDEO: A former Guantanamo inmate resettled in Uruguay who went on hunger strike to demand relocation to another country has dropped his protest after receiving an offer, activists said Saturday.

Syrian Jihad Diyab, who began his hunger strike more than two months ago, ended his protest and will travel to a new country, the group Vigilia por Diyab (Diyab Watch) announced, without specifying which country.

“With his health now a very serious issue, he received an offer to travel,” the group said in a statement.