U.S. indicts British Muslim cleric
Indictment alleges attempt to establish Oregon terror training camp. Abu Hamza al-Masri, a radical Muslim cleric linked to Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid, was arrested Thursday in London and accused in a U.S. indictment of trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon, U.S. officials said. “We are actively seeking Hamza’s extradition from Great Britain to face justice in our courts on these serious charges,” U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft told reporters in New York. In London, a British judge ordered Abu Hamza held without bail after his arrest Thursday and scheduled an extradition hearing for July 23. Full Story