A terror suspect said to have "direct links" with Osama Bin Laden has been freed on bail, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) has said.
The Algerian, who can be identified only as "U", has been released from Long Lartin high-security prison, in Worcestershire.
He had spent more than seven years in jail awaiting deportation.
It comes two weeks after Abu Qatada, described as Bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, was freed on bail.
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"U" had previously won an appeal court judgement after fighting attempts to extradite him to Czech President's new spokesman to assume duties on June 1 ...
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And his lawyers have now successfully argued that following the appeal court ruling it is wrong to keep him in custody.
A Siac spokeswoman said: "As of today I can confirm he ["U"] has been released."
The Home Office said it had sought the strictest bail conditions possible for "U" while deportation proceedings against him continued.
A Home Office spokesman said: "Individuals who are not British nationals and who pose a threat should be deported."
Earlier court rulings described "U" as someone who had had direct links to Bin Laden and a senior position at a mujahideen training camp in Afghanistan.
"U" was also allegedly associated with a group that planned to bomb the Christmas market in Strasbourg in 2000.
(BBC)
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