Muslim cleric Abu Qatada prepares to board a small aircraft bound for Jordan at the Royal Air Force base in Northolt, London Photograph: Sgt Ralph Merry/MoD/ReutersAbu Qatada walks with an officer to board the aircraft, ending a lengthy legal battle by successive governments to deport himPhotograph: Sgt Ralph Merry/MoD/ReutersQatada's removal went ahead after Britain and Jordan signed a treaty agreeing that evidence obtained through torture would not be used against him at his retrialPhotograph: Sang Tan/AP
Qatada boards the planePhotograph: Sgt Ralph Merry/MoD/Cr/PAQatada's plane left the airfield at about 2.45am on SundayPhotograph: Sgt Ralph Merry/MoD/Reuters
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