Abu Hamza appeals to stop extradition to US

The lawyers seek a temporary injunction while an MRI scan is done. He has claimed severe health problems for at least four years.

Al-Masri,who turned Londons Finsbury Park Mosque into a training ground for radical Islamists,is wanted in the US on charges that include helping set up a terrorist training camp in rural Oregon.

Lawyers for al-Fawwaz argued that theyd uncovered a substantial new body of evidence which casts doubt on the prima facie case against their client namely a voluminous British intelligence file.

In an argument before Justice Ouseley and Sir John Thomas,they also said their client faced the real risk of indefinite detention in solitary confinement if he were sent to the US.