Al-Qaida suspect remanded

A British al-Qaida suspect accused of trying to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States appeared in court today.

Haroon Rashid Aswat, 30, was remanded in custody until September 8 following a brief extradition hearing at Bow Street Magistrates Court in central London.

Aswat, who was arrested in Lusaka, Zambia, last month, denies any involvement in terrorism. American lawyers have applied for his extradition.

In a hearing earlier this week, a lawyer for the US Government alleged that Aswat had been involved in the setting up of a training camp in Oregon which had aimed to provide training for American and British men who would then be sent to fight in Afghanistan.