ITALY: An Italian court yesterday ordered the extradition to Britain within 35 days of one of the suspected bombers in attacks on London's transportation network on July 21st.
Ethiopian-born Hamdi Issac, also known as Osman Hussein, has admitted to taking part in the London attacks but has insisted they were only meant to scare people, not kill them.
None of the bombs exploded.
His lawyer, Antonietta Sonnessa, said Mr Issac would appeal against the extradition ruling.
"My client cannot have an impartial trial there," she said.
The 35-day time frame for the extradition covers the period allowed to Mr Issac for his appeal process. It will also allow Italian prosecutors to complete their own investigations into suspicions he might have had terror links within Italy.
Mr Issac was seized in Rome after fleeing Britain in the wake of the attack.
It killed no one but brought chaos to London exactly two weeks after suicide bombers had killed more than 50 people in the British capital.
According to Paolo Iorio, the lawyer representing Britain at yesterday's hearing, the device did contain known explosives.
Mr Issac, who lived in Italy from 1991 to 1996, sat quietly during the proceedings as judges spent hours deliberating.
Mr Iorio said he believed Italy would uphold the extradition order.