One of the suspects in the July 21 abortive London bomb attacks has lost his appeal in Italy against extradition to Britain, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on Tuesday.

Hussain Osman, 27, also known as Hamdi Isaac, was arrested in Italy a week after the attacks. He is accused of trying to blow up Shepherd's Bush tube station.

Italy's highest appeal court on Tuesday upheld a previous ruling that he could be extradited.

On Aug. 17, an Italian court ruled that Osman could be extradited within 35 days - meaning he could be back in Britain by the end of September.

The court case has been seen as a test case for the new European Arrest Warrant, which is intended to speed up extradition in such cases.

Three other men have been charged in Britain with attempted murder and possessing explosives following alleged attempted bomb attacks on three underground trains and a bus.

They and a fourth man are also charged with conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.

The failed July 21 attacks took place two weeks after the first bombings in London which killed 52 innocent passengers and injured over 700 others.

Source: Xinhua