WASHINGTON - A federal judge ordered on Monday that a man accused of having ties to some of the hijackers in the September 11, 2001 attacks be released from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mohamedou Ould Slahi of Mauritania was described in the report of the 911 Commission that investigated the hijacked plane attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon as a significant al Qaeda operative who helped arrange for the Hamburg cell members to travel to Afghanistan for training. The ruling by Judge James Robertson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordering Slahis release from the controversial prison for foreign terrorism suspects, was classified. A declassified version, with details of the judges decision, is expected to be released later. Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said the agency was reviewing the decision. The ruling came as President Barack Obamas administration has been struggling to close the Guantanamo prison. Obama has argued that anti-American militants have used it as a recruiting tool for their causes. Related readings:  Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial  US misled allies over detainees  Accused 911 plotter likely to face execution  More officials oppose 911 trials in NYC US top advisor distances Xmas incident from 911 attacks Some detainees are expected to be prosecuted, while others have been cleared for release, although the administration has had some trouble finding places to send them. Obama officials have said that detainees who still pose a threat but win release through the courts could still be held under the Authorization of Use of Military Force that the US Congress approved in 2001. The administration could also appeal the ruling. In his habeas corpus petition in 2008 seeking release from the Guantanamo prison, his lawyers argued Slahi had been subject to harsh interrogation techniques authorized by then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. In 1999, Slahi was well known to US and German intelligence officials, although they did not know he was in Germany at the time, according to the 911 report. He was approached by a few individuals interested in fighting in Chechnya, including two of the hijackers on September 11, and Ramzi Binalshibh, the roommate of a third hijacker, Mohamed Atta, the report said. Instead, Slahi recommended they go to Afghanistan for training. They took his advice, met various al Qaeda members there and the plot began to take shape, the report said, citing intelligence and interrogations. Slahi said he turned himself in to authorities in Mauritania weeks after the 2001 attacks and was taken to Jordan where he was interrogated for several months before being sent to Afghanistan and then to the US prison in Cuba, according to transcripts of his American military tribunal proceedings. 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Warnings are also being broadcast in train stations and other public areas informing residents of the outbreak and advising them to seek help if they are suffering from fever or other symptoms. But officials also urged calm because the symptoms of the virus appear to be no greater than that of the seasonal flu. Concerns are growing that an overreaction might flood hospitals with only mildly sick patients and unnecessarily harm businesses. The individuals that have become sick with this new form of influenza have symptoms that, similar to those of traditional influenza, are relatively mild, said Health and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe. But Masuzoe also cautioned that the influenza could be deadly for people who already had ailments such as asthma and diabetes. His comments came in response to a question at a parliamentary budget hearing in Tokyo. In Kobe, thousands of worried residents made runs on drug stores, turning the city into a sea of surgical masks. The government has endorsed the masks as a means of slowing the virus spread, and most people on the streets are wearing them. Its better than nothing, said Kokichi Okino, a 68-year-old retiree. I dont know if they really work, but every day the virus is spreading and thats scary. As of early Wednesday, Japan had confirmed at least 182 infections, most in Kobe and nearby Osaka, which is Japans second-biggest urban area. Most were students, and none were in serious condition. Japan is the fourth-most infected country in the world, after Mexico, the United States and Canada. The new wave of confirmed cases has prompted Japan to shift its focus away from airports and spread measures out more broadly across the country. Masuzoe has said airport quarantine efforts will be scaled down and Economy Minister Kaoru Yosano said he is considering measures to minimize the outbreaks impact on the economy. But in the two most affected cities, officials struggled to determine where the outbreak originated and what to do about it. Reports said dozens of the infected students had played in school volleyball games, but officials could not confirm if that had any relation to their infections. Experts were also investigating whether the domestic outbreak may have begun much earlier and gone undetected until now. All 4,043 schools in Hyogo and Osaka remained closed Wednesday, and private companies were also taking measures to stem the spread. Companies including Shiseido, Daihatsu Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. have reportedly ordered employees to limit nonessential domestic business trips, particularly to infected regions. Health officials have warned that the new H1N1 AH1N1 flu virus could eventually infect millions of people. The World Health Organization has confirmed at least 8,829 human cases of AH1N1 flu in nearly 40 countries, including 76 known deaths. ' ' '