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A British court has assigned bail conditions for the imminent release of radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada, whose deportation to Jordan had been sought by the UK but recently denied by the European Court of Human Rights.

Nine British Muslims were sentenced to terms of five to 16 years for plotting to bomb UK targets including the London Stock Exchange. Three of them, Mohammed Shahjahan, Usman Khan, and Nazam Hussain, also planned to set up a training camp in Pakistan to prepare jihadists for attacks in the UK.

Christian Emde and Robert Baum, Muslim converts from Solingen, Germany, admitted to terrorism charges and will be deported. Authorities found jihadist material on their computers, including bombmaking instructions. A man linked to a banned terrorist had provided tickets for the two Germans to visit Birmingham and London.

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission ruled that radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada must be freed on bail, after the UK’s attempt to deport him to Jordan was barred by the European Court of Human Rights. The government considers him a high security risk.