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Hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition will not be blocked

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The Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said he will not stop the computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, being extradited to the United States.

Mr McKinnon, who has Asperger's Syndrome, is accused of breaking into US military computers and faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted.

Gary McKinnon's mother, Janis Sharp, told BBC news how he was feeling after hearing the decision.

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