An Italian prosecutor says he is seeking a delay of any decision on the extradition of suspected London bomber Hamdi Issac to Britain, saying on the opening day of the hearing that he wanted to see further documents in the case.

The extradition of a suspect sought by British authorities for the botched July 21 bombings in London is likely to take weeks, an Italian prosecutor said today.

ITALIAN police described in detail yesterday how they monitored a London bombing suspect’s mobile phone calls before arresting him in Rome and said his extradition to Britain would not take long.