Abu Hamza extradition decision welcomed by UK and US
The UK and US have welcomed a European court ruling that paves the way for Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terrorism suspects to be extradited to America.
On Monday, the European Court of Human Rights denied the radical cleric and the other men a final appeal.
The Home Office said the extraditions would happen "as quickly as possible".
Meanwhile, it has emerged that the Queen had voiced concerns about the inability of authorities to arrest a man she felt must have broken UK laws.
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said the Queen had been upset that there was no way to arrest the radical cleric and spoke to the home secretary at the time to ask why somebody who appeared to be inciting violence and hatred was still at large.
Our correspondent said she had relayed this to him in a conversation.
"Like anybody, she was upset that her country and its subjects were being denigrated by this man," said our correspondent, who stressed that the monarch was not lobbying but "merely voicing the views that many have".
It is rare for the Queen to express opinions on such matters.
A panel of the European court's highest judges declined to refer the men's cases to the European Court's Grand Chamber - the last avenue of appeal open to them in their fight against extradition.
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Live by the sword - die by the sword.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
We can't die. You know why? Because we are so...very...pretty! We are just too damn pretty to die!
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I almost used that same line at work today.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
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Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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He appealed again, I think.
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has won a delay in his extradition from Britain to the United States, days after he lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
A statement from the judiciary said on Wednesday a judge had granted an injunction after Abu Hamza and one other suspect lodged fresh appeals. It said these would be heard in open court on Tuesday.
The judge's ruling guarantees further attention to a case that has gripped the British media and even dragged in the Queen.
Washington accuses the Egyptian-born 54-year-old of supporting al Qaeda, aiding a kidnapping in Yemen and plotting to open a U.S. training camp for militants.
Abu Hamza, who could face a sentence of more than 100 years in an ultra-secure "Supermax" prison, has argued that he faces inhumane treatment in the United States.
Abu Hamza and four other suspects lost their appeal against extradition in the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights on Monday.
Officials declined to give details on the basis for the fresh appeals lodged by Abu Hamza and Khaled Al-Fawwaz.
Normally, someone fighting extradition would have to present new evidence to win a fresh hearing after exhausting all possible appeals right up to the European court. An appeal could also be lodged for health reasons.
"A High Court judge has considered the applications on the papers and adjourned the cases to a hearing in open court," the statement said. "The judge has issued interim injunctions preventing their removal prior to those hearings."
Britain's Home Office, or interior ministry, stuck to its position that it would seek to hand over the suspects quickly.
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