Hook-handed Islamic extremist Abu Hamza has contracted gangrene in the stump of his left arm which could delay his extradition to the United States. God did it.
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On Monday he was taken from his cell at Belmarsh for an operation under general anaesthetic at a London hospital where surgeons removed one and a half inches of bone. Hamza, 48, is serving a seven-year jail term at Belmarsh high security prison for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred. Today Hamza appeared tired and pale in the dock with heavy bandaging around the base of his left arm.
Senior District Judge Timothy Workman adjourned the case for consultations to see if Hamza would be fit enough to attend and understand the detailed proceedings. Hamza, 48, was jailed for seven years in February last year for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred. In later hearings at the Old Bailey he was also made liable for more than £1 million of legal aid he had received for his defence costs. The court heard that Hamza had filed "inaccurate and false information" about his financial interests, claiming poverty when he was still paying towards his children’s private school fees.