TOP UK Al-QAEDA CLERIC ABU QATADA CLEARED OF TERROR CHARGES AND FREED IN JORDAN (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 12:17

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada (C) hugs his family members after his release from a prison near Amman September 24, 2014 (Reuters / Muhammad Hamed)

The radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada has been acquitted of terrorism charges by a Jordanian court. Qatada, who was accused of being involved in the planned “Millennium plot” terror attacks, was released from prison just hours after the verdict.

When the judge issued his ruling, Qatada started weeping, the Telegraph reported.

Qatada's family members in the court also sobbed, hugged each other and cried out, "God is great!"

The court in Amman ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict Abu Qatada on Wednesday.

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