THE GUARDIAN: A judge ruled today that the jailed radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza can be extradited to the US, where he could face terror charges.
The senior district judge Timothy Workman gave his ruling at City of Westminster magistrates court in London today.
Hamza now faces being handed over to US authorities, where he could be tried for 11 charges including involvement in a hostage-taking conspiracy in Yemen in 1998.
Four of the hostages, three Britons and an Australian, were killed when Yemeni troops stormed the militants' hideout.
The American government alleges the cleric was involved in a global conspiracy to wage jihad against the US and other Western countries. Hamza can be tried in US, judge rules By Elizabeth Stewart and agencies
Mark Alexander
