Hamza faces US extradition after losing legal battle

By Ian Dunt

Radical cleric Abu Hamza looks set to be extradited to the US after he lost his eight year legal battle against deportation this morning.

The European Court of Human Rights rejected his argument that he would face inhumane conditions across the Atlantic.

The cleric can still appeal the decision over the next three months although there is no guarantee the grand chamber will hear it.

Five other men also had their extradition rejected.

The US government accuses Mr Hamza of being in contact with terrorists before the kidnapping of western tourists in Yemen in 1998, an act which cost three British citizens their lives.