Confirmed by BBC News . . .

[sir.prize]

Abu Hamza is airborne.

Now for Abu Qatada.

[Ann]

He has definitely slung his hook then :)

[sir.prize]

Yep Ann - he's gornnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[HowardKennitby]

I hope that this time-consuming and expensive exercise will have taught the Home Office some lessons and that it will never take this long again to expel anyone.

[Ann]

How did he get his injuries - eye and hand (or is it both hands?)
In some pictures on TV tonight he had both "hands" in his pockets - that could be a bit dangerous!

[HowardKennitby]

He was planting a bomb somewhere and it went off a bit earlier that it should have.

[barney4444]

Nice enough bloke,just misunderstood I think..

[Ann]

^^^ Are you joking barney? I do hope you are!

[DTCwordfan]

the eye - well some London pigeon crapped over his head and he went to remove the bird-shyte with his hooked hand.....the rest is history, as he will be.

[sir.prize]

barney - i didn't post this is jokes - it's news

[barney4444]

Calm now.. was light-hearted no offence meant..

[naomi24]

Good news! I'd like to see his supporters chucked out too!

Ann, //He has definitely slung his hook then :) //

Very good. :o)

[emmie]

last i heard he was at RAF Mildenhall, has he gone, thank goodness for small mercies.

[emmie]

not just him so bye bye,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19853903

[naomi24]

Good!

[emmie]

let's hope that others get the message, for anyone who thinks it's ok to bite the hand that feeds them. What a sorry mess though, and the cost has been enormous.

[waterboatman]

He, and the others, are now on US soil. They have just landed.

[naomi24]

I heard someone (can't think who at the moment) speaking yesterday - and he said that this long drawn out process cannot be allowed to happen again. Let's hope a lesson has been well and truly learned.

[emmie]

a senior judge i think, and he said he was appalled at the length of time it has taken. I agree, but isn't this more to do with ambulance chasers giving it full rein.

[emmie]

Sir John Thomas, President of the Queen's Bench Division and one of two judges hearing the case, said he did not understand how this was a reason to delay extradition any longer.

[albaqwerty]

John Reid has just been on TV (I think he's an MP/Home Office) saying dragging it out this long was dreadful.
He's gone now, thankfully.