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    An Egyptian-born preacher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring with Seattle men to set up a terrorist-training camp in Oregon, three days after he and four others were brought to the U.S. from England to face terrorism charges.

  • ** FILE ** This Friday, April 30, 2004, file photo shows Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, as he arrives with a masked bodyguard, right, to conduct Friday prayers in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)

    5 terror suspects from U.K. appear in U.S. courts

    An extremist Egyptian-born preacher entered a U.S. courtroom Saturday for the first time to face multiple terrorism charges, complaining that his prosthetic hooks, medication and special shoes were taken away from him. The preacher was one of five terror defendants rounded up in Britain and extradited overnight to the United States.

  • ** FILE ** In this Jan. 20, 1999, file photo, Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri speaks at a press conference in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

    U.K. court rules radical cleric Abu Hamza can be extradited to U.S.

    Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects can be extradited immediately to the U.S. to face charges there, Britain's High Court ruled Friday.

  • ** FILE ** Self-styled cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri leads his followers in prayer outside Finsbury Park Mosque in London in January 2004 on the first anniversary of its closure by anti-terrorism police. (AP Photo/John D. McHugh)

    3rd terror suspect to fight extradition to U.S.

    A British man accused of terrorist fundraising launched a High Court bid on Monday to halt his extradition to the United States, mirroring a similar move by radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri.

  • ** FILE ** Self-styled cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri leads his followers in prayer outside Finsbury Park Mosque in London in January 2004 on the first anniversary of its closure by anti-terrorism police. (AP Photo/John D. McHugh)

    U.K. court issues injunction blocking radical cleric's extradition to U.S.

    A British court issued an interim injunction Wednesday blocking the extradition of a radical cleric to the United States on terror charges and granted a court hearing for an appeal.

  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a Service of Thanksgiving in St. Macartin's Cathedral in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, as part of the celebration of her 60 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

    Breach of confidence: Don't quote the queen

    Britons got a rare glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II's personal views Tuesday when a prominent BBC reporter told a live radio audience about a conversation he had with the queen in which she apparently described telling a minister of her concern about the continued liberty of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri.

  • Appeals end for Britain's most famous extremist

    He's reviled as the one-eyed, hook-handed terror suspect so troublesome that even Queen Elizabeth II reportedly felt moved to wonder why he remained at liberty despite his fiery call for a jihad, or holy war.

  • World Briefs: Britain to extradite radical cleric to U.S.

    Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has lost a court appeal to block extradition to the U.S. to face terrorism charges that include trying to set up an al Qaeda training camp in rural Oregon.

  • ** FILE ** Self-styled cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri leads his followers in prayer outside Finsbury Park Mosque in London in January 2004 on the first anniversary of its closure by anti-terrorism police. (AP Photo/John D. McHugh)

    U.K. to extradite radical Muslim cleric to U.S.

    Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has lost a court appeal to prevent extradition to the United States to face terrorism charges, including allegedly trying to set up an al Qaeda training camp in rural Oregon, officials said Monday.

  • ** FILE ** Self-styled cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri leads his followers in prayer outside Finsbury Park Mosque in London in January 2004 on the first anniversary of its closure by anti-terrorism police. (AP Photo/John D. McHugh)

    EU court: U.K. can extradite 5 terror suspects to U.S.

    Britain can extradite a radical Muslim cleric and four other suspects to the United States to face terrorism charges, Europe's human rights court ruled Tuesday.

  • Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terrorism suspects sought to block their extradition from Britain to the U.S., claiming they faced "torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" in American custody. (Associated Press)

    Britain can turn over terror suspects to U.S.

    Britain can extradite a radical Muslim cleric and four other suspects to the United States to face terrorism charges, Europe's human rights court ruled Tuesday.

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