Cleric's arrest sparks more demos
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Hardline Hindu groups in India plan a third day of protests against the arrest of a top religious leader.
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Radical muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been charged by police with 16 offences including encouraging the murder of non-believers, meaning a US extradition attempt has been put on hold.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is considering extending a freeze on the activities of his powerful Mehdi Army militia, his official spokesman said.
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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, detained in Britain following a US request for extradition, was remanded in custody until next month by a court in London.
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The radical Shi'ite cleric has ordered his militia to stand down for six months. But the move may be more about image repair than a real change in direction
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British police Thursday arrested radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri under the Terrorism Actat a prison in southeast London where the cleric was already jailed under a US extradition warrant.
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Protests greet a leading Islamic cleric's opposition to new laws to protect women from rape within marriage.
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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was set to learn  whether he would be charged under Britain's anti-terrorism law, thus delaying his possible extradition to the United States to face terrorism-related charges.
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Indonesian militant Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir was put on the dock again from Thursday, this time for his alleged implication in major terrorist blasts in the last three years in this country.
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In Iraq, a senior Muslim cleric told AFP that a US-led raid had disrupted the process of their release, but that he had issued a fatwa, or a religious ruling, calling for their immediate freedom.
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Established Shiite parties and upstarts are feuding, and their leading cleric is trying to pull them together before the election.
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Security stepped up after arrests over alleged plot to break out of jail a disciple of Osama bin Laden
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Hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza faces yet more questions today after police were given more time to hold him on suspicion of being involved in terrorist offences.
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LONDON Less than a week before a hearing on whether he should be sent to the US to face terrorism charges, British authorities have reportedly decided to put a radical Muslim cleric on trial themselves.
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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been de-arrested, but remains detained as authorities examine his possible extradition to the United States to face terrorism-related charges.
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LONDON Aug. 26, 2004 - Police arrested radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on suspicion of terrorism links Thursday, a move suggesting Britain intends to charge him, which could delay US attempts to extradite him.
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London - British Police arrested radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on suspicion of terrorism links Thursday, a move suggesting that Britain intends to charge him, which could delay US attempts to extradite him.