Where? Lebanon. Ironically, this report indicates that he fled Britain in 2005. Considering that al-Qaeda convicts have been held in Britain since early 2000 — and costing tax-payers a million dollars in legal fees — he probably would’ve fared better staying among UK infidels. “Hate cleric faces rope,” from People.co.uk, May 10:
Exiled hate preacher Omar Bakri faces death by hanging after being found guilty of training Al Qaeda terrorists.
The 51-year-old Muslim cleric, who fled Britain in 2005, yesterday revealed plans to appeal to a Beirut court which convicted him.
From a hideout in Lebanon he said he was innocent of teaching Muslims to use machine guns, adding: “I don’t even know what one looks like.” He will send a lawyer to represent him at a sentencing hearing next month…