A Briton accused of hacking into secret military computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the US.
Glasgow-born Gary McKinnon was said to be "distraught" after losing the appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
He faces extradition within two weeks.
The unemployed man could face life in jail if convicted of accessing 97 US military and Nasa computers.
The 42-year-old admitted breaking into the computers from his London home but said he sought information on UFOs.
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Mr McKinnon was arrested in 2002 but never charged in the UK.
He first lost his case at the High Court in 2006 before taking it to the highest court in the UK, the House of Lords.
The US government claims he committed a malicious crime - the biggest military computer hack ever.
The authorities have warned that without his co-operation and a guilty plea the case could be treated as terrorism and he could face a long jail sentence.
(BBC)
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