By Jill Reilly and Daniel Bates PUBLISHED: 11:04 EST, 15 October 2012 | UPDATED: 05:29 EST, 16 October 2012 The beard is greyer, and the hook is absent – but there’s no mistaking whose mugshot it is. Abu Hamza, who has finally been extradited from Britain after an eight-year legal battle, posed for a first photograph on American soil after arriving at his new prison. The 54-year-old, whose hands were blown off by a bomb, has already complained about his hook being confiscated. Guards deemed it a security risk. Staring ahead: Radical Islamic Abu Hamza al-Masri poses for this mugshot following his extradition from Britain to the U.S.
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Arrived in New York earlier this month following his extradition from Britain
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Compared to previous photos of the preacher before he was imprisoned in 2004, he has aged and his beard is almost completely grey
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Disgruntled face may be due to the fact he is now without his hook - he is not allowed them while awaiting trial on terrorism charges
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