Imam gets life in jail over terror charges

Radical gained notoriety for incendiary speeches at mosque

Radical imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to life in prison, eight months after he was convicted of federal terrorism charges in New York.

The one-eyed, handless Abu Hamza was found guilty of providing a satellite phone and advice to Yemeni militants who kidnapped Western tourists in 1998. He was also convicted of sending two followers to Oregon to establish a militant training camp, and dispatching an associate to Afghanistan to aid al-Qaeda and the Taliban against the US.