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Hamza charged in 16 offences

London: The radical Muslim cleric, Abu Hamza, has appeared in a U.K. court accused of 16 offences, including 10 of encouraging his followers to murder Jews or other non-Muslims, for which he could face a life sentence. Mr. Hamza (47) faces four charges under Britain's 1986 Public Order Act of ``using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with the intention of stirring up racial hatred.'' He is also accused, on one count, of having eight video and audio recordings, with intent to distribute them to incite racial hatred. He faces one charge under the U.K.'s Terrorism Act 2000, of possessing a document containing information ``of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.'' —

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