WORLD : Irish Deport Alleged Bomber
The Supreme Court of Ireland today ordered the extradition to Britain of an alleged IRA bomber who is in his 36th day of a hunger strike to fight extradition.
The accused man, Dessie Ellis, was immediately flown by military aircraft to London after losing the appeal. He will stand trial in Britain on conspiracy and explosives possession charges arising from a 1981 London bombing campaign in which three people died.
It was the first time the Irish court has ordered the extradition to Britain of someone wanted on terrorist charges under new Irish laws intended to simplify the extradition procedure.
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