U.S. sends 3 Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Three detainees from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to Saudi Arabia "under appropriate security measures," the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

It was another step toward President Barack Obama's goal of closing the prison for terrorism suspects by early next year. (Reporting by Tabassum Zakaria; editing by Todd Eastham)