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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Britain-Radical-Cleric.html
Britain Arrests Radical Muslim Cleric
(AP/New York Times) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was arrested Thursday on an extradition warrant issued by the U.S. government. Al-Masri, who has British citizenship, is one of Britain's best known Islamic radicals. He has been fighting deportation by the government, which has accused him of advising and supporting terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda.