RADICAL Muslim cleric Abu Hamza faces extradition to the US within days after losing final appeals.
A panel of judges rejected Hamza's request for an appeal against a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights which found that extradition would not breach his human rights.
The former preacher, who was jailed for seven years for soliciting to murder and inciting racial hatred, will now face trial in the US with four other terrorist suspects, including computer expert Babar Ahmad.
Ahmad has been held without trial for eight years after being accused of raising funds for terrorism.
A Home Office spokesman said: "The Home Secretary welcomes the decision. We will work to ensure the individuals are handed over to the US authorities quickly."
It brings to an end a series of legal battles by the terror suspects which has cost the taxpayer more than £4 million in detention and legal bills.
One of the cases has been running for more than 13 years, and Hamza's extradition fight has run since 2004. The other cases involve Seyla Talha Ahsan, Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled al Fawwaz.
The ruling from the European Court of Human Rights in April said there would be no violation of Article 3 of the Human Rights Code – the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment – as a result of conditions the men might face in the US.
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