(CNN) Australia will close its controversial offshore detention center for migrants on Manus Island, the Papua New Guinea government said Wednesday. The detention center has been housing asylum seekers since 2012. The Nauru center remains open. Speaking from inside the detention center on Manus, Lebanon detainee Ahmed Trad told CNN he hoped the closure would be good for him and his fellow inmates on the island. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Growing up in detention: The children of Nauru At the end of 2015, 537 people were being held in the Nauru detention center.

Source: CNN August 17, 2016 05:21 UTC