Italy's highest court today upheld the extradition to Britain of a suspect held over the attempted bomb attacks in London on July 21st.
The suspect, Hamdi Issac - a British citizen also known as Osman Hussain - is expected to be transferred to Britain within the next 10 days, said Paolo Iorio, a lawyer representing the British government in the case.
The court's decision cannot be appealed.
Mr Issac was not in court, and awaited the ruling in the Rome prison where he is being held since his arrest in the city.
A Rome court last month ordered Mr Issac to be extradited to Britain. His lawyer filed an appeal, citing what she said was lack of proper documentation by the British authorities and saying Mr Issac feared "heightened tension" in Britain might affect proceedings there against him.
Mr Issac was arrested on an international arrest warrant in the Italian capital on July 29th. Through his lawyer, he had said he wanted to remain in Italy.
British authorities want to prosecute Mr Issac for his alleged role in the attempted bombing at the Shepherd's Bush subway station, one of four botched attacks on London's transport system on July 21st. Nobody died in the attacks.
In her appeal, Mr Isaac's lawyer, Antonietta Sonnessa, complained she had not received a report from the British analysing the contents of the bag that he allegedly carried onto a subway at Shepherd's Bush station on the day of the attacks.
Through his lawyer, Mr Issac has said his bag contained a mixture of flour and a liquid hair product and that the attack was not meant to kill.
The botched attacks came two weeks after suicide bombings on London's transport system killed 52 people and the four bombers.
AP