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Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees have overturned a ruling that the government could use secret evidence to defend itself against a damages claim.The men had been told that parts of MI5 and MI6's defence could be kept secret.
The men are suing the UK government, saying their detention by the US could have been stopped.
But on Tuesday the Court of Appeal ruled that allowing the use of secret evidence would undermine the "most fundamental principles of common law".
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