Italy extradites London bomb suspect

ROME – Hamdi Issac, one of four men suspected of carrying out the failed July 21 London bomb attacks, was extradited yesterday from Italy to Britain, where he faced charges of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder.

A plane carrying the 27-year-old Briton of Ethiopian origin, also known as Osman Hussain, left Rome’s Ciampino airport shortly after midday after he was handed over to British police officers at the capital’s Rebibbia prison. Dressed in jeans, a dark shirt and a hooded jacket, he boarded the plane in handcuffs.London’s Metropolitan Police said its officers would arrest Issac on arrival on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and alleged offences under the Explosive Substances Act.He would then be taken to a London police station to be formally charged, a statement added.According to lawyer Paolo Iorio, representing the British government to the Italian supreme court, Issac should appear at the November 11 trial in London of the other July 21 bombing suspects.- Nampa-AFPDressed in jeans, a dark shirt and a hooded jacket, he boarded the plane in handcuffs.London’s Metropolitan Police said its officers would arrest Issac on arrival on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and alleged offences under the Explosive Substances Act.He would then be taken to a London police station to be formally charged, a statement added.According to lawyer Paolo Iorio, representing the British government to the Italian supreme court, Issac should appear at the November 11 trial in London of the other July 21 bombing suspects.- Nampa-AFP