Stay on Abu Hamza order

A British High Court judge has halted the extradition of Abu Hamza to the US after the radical Islamist preacher lodged a last-ditch legal appeal.

The judge issued “interim injunctions” barring removal of hook-handed Abu Hamza and a second suspect, Khaled al Fawwaz, pending a hearing in open court.

The European Court of Human Rights on Monday upheld an Apr 10 ruling that it made approving the extradition from Britain of Hamza, Fawwaz and three others to the United States.

The grounds for the appeal by Abu Hamza and al Fawwaz were not immediately clear.