A BRITISH al-Qaida suspect was yesterday on his way to Britain after being deported from Zambia.

A British al Qaida suspect has been extradited to the UK from Zambia, it was reported today.

ZAMBIA is preparing to hand over to Britain a Briton of Indian origin, arrested in the southern African nation 11 days ago, who reportedly was the mastermind of the London bombings.

A British man in custody in Zambia in connection with the July 7 London bombings was once a body guard for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, Zambian security officials said today.

A Briton said to have been held in Pakistan over the London terror attacks had telephone links with two of the suicide bombers, it was reported today.

A suspected suicide bomber in the London attacks revered Osama bin Laden and was upset over the deaths of civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kashmir, a newspaper in Pakistan reported today.