Muslim cleric Abu Qatada (L) prepares to board a small aircraft bound for Jordan during his deportation, at Royal Air Force base Northolt in London July 7, 2013 in a picture provided by Britain's Ministry of Defence. Britain deported Qatada to Jordan on Sunday, ending eight years of government efforts to send him home for trial on charges of alleged terrorism.REUTERS/Sgt Ralph Merry/Royal Air Force/MoD/Crown Copyright/Handout via Reuters
LONDON/AMMAN (Reuters) - A radical Muslim cleric once called "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" was deported from Britain to Jordan on Sunday, ending years of British government efforts to send him back home to face terrorism charges.
A police convoy collected Abu Qatada from London's Belmarsh prison after midnight and drove him through the streets of the capital to a military airport. Soon after arriving in Jordan, he was taken under heavy guard to a nearby military court.
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