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Extradited Muslim cleric flown to U.S.

2012-10-06 45 Dailymotion

Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, seen here in London in 2003, is set to face yet another trial after arriving in the United States by plane early Saturday morning.<br/> <br />The radical preacher was extradited to the U.S. where he faces several terrorism charges over supposed links to al Qaeda, a kidnapping in Yemen and opening a militant training camp in America.<br/> <br />The 54-year-old lost an eight-year battle against deportation in the UK, where he was serving a prison sentence for inciting followers to kill non-believers.<br/> <br />Four other terrorism suspects also lost their appeals against extradition and are being flown to the U.S. to face trial.<br/> <br />Abu Hamza, who lost an eye and both hands in the 1980s, achieved notoriety for praising the September 11 attacks.

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