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Yasser Al Sirri moved to Britain in 1994 after he was convicted to death in Egypt in his absence. AFP
Yasser Al Sirri moved to Britain in 1994 after he was convicted to death in Egypt in his absence. AFP
UK turned down numerous requests from Egypt to extradite extremist in 1990s
Yasser Al Sirri was later linked to the killing of a top anti-Taliban commander but was never convicted in the UK