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Abu Hamza was born Mustafa Kamel Mustafa in Alexandria, Egypt in 1958. He was the son of a middle class army officer. In 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings., he came to the UK and studied in BrightonThis article is about the English town; Brighton is also the name of several other places. Brighton in East Sussex is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. Brighton and Hove form a single conurbation but Brighton's lively atmosphe, later working as a SohoThis article is about the district of Greater London. For other meanings see Soho (disambiguation Soho is an area of London's West End in the City of Westminster. It is roughly the area bounded by Oxford Street to the north, Regent Street to the west, Pic nightclub bouncerIn the sport of cricket, a bouncer is a type of delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler. It is pitched short so that it bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rears up to chest or head height (or even higher) as it reaches the batsman. Bounc. In 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D, he married Valerie Fleming, and had a son, Mohammed Mustafa Kamel. The marriage ended in divorce five years later. In the 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn, Abu Hamza travelled to AfghanistanAfghanistan ( Dari/ Pashtu: Afgnistn is a country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the easternmost part of the country. It is among the and sustained injuries to both hands and was blinded in the left eye. He says that these injuries were the result of clearing land mines. Abu Hamza now uses a distinctive hook as his right hand.
In 1999, his son Mohammed was sentenced to three years in prison in Yemen for his part in a bombing campaign.