The judge in the trial of a radical Jordanian cleric accused of a 2000 plot to attack Israelis, Americans and other westerners has delayed issuing his verdict pending further examination of the case.

A military court in Jordan has acquitted preacher Abu Qatada of terror charges over a foiled 1999 plot to attack an American school in the capital Amman.

A radical Islamist cleric — described by prosecutors as a key al Qaeda operative in Europe — cannot be deported from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism charges, judges ruled in the latest twist in a protracted legal saga.

Bail conditions have been agreed for radical cleric Abu Qatada, Britain’s judiciary said, signalling his imminent release from an English prison.