The Islamic extremist who held four hostages captive in a US synagogue was banned from his home town's magistrates court in Britain for ranting about the 9/11 terror attack on New York's twin towers.

Malik Faisal Akram received the ban after telling a court usher he "wished he would have died" aboard one of the planes used in the atrocity that killed 2,996 people.

Akram's outburst at the Blackburn courthouse in Lancashire came the day after the September 2001 attack.

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Akram, who was a frequent visitor to the court and had a long history of causing trouble there, had not even been due to appear before magistrates on the day he verbally attacked the usher.

The ban followed a warning letter sent to him in May the same year after a previous incident in which he was alleged to have threatened and abused court staff.

At the time, Akram said: "I'm innocent. This is nothing to do with me because I didn't say that. People at the court have just got it in for me because they don't like me."

Lancashire magistrates' committee decided to exclude him from the court following the September incident -- the day after the destruction of the World Trade Centre.

The rare Exclusion Order was made under Section 12 of the Contempt of Court Act and has only ever been used once before at Blackburn Magistrates' Court.

Akram, was also made the subject of two reports which were filed to the Lord Chancellor.

A letter from deputy justice clerk Peter Wells confirming the ban said: "Once again you were threatening and abusive towards court staff. In a clear reference to the terrorist attack on New York the previous day you said on more than one occasion to one of my court ushers 'you should have been on the f****** plane." "This caused a great deal of distress to an individual who was simply doing his job and should not be subjected to your foul abuse.

"With immediate effect, it has been decided that in order to protect and ensure the health and safety of staff you should be excluded from and prohibited from entering the court building at all times other than when due to appear in court to answer a summons or surrender to bail or to make a payment in respect of any outstanding financial penalty owed by you.

"If you are found in the building for any other purpose you will be asked to leave and police assistance will be sought if necessary.

"If you are entitled to enter the building for any of the reasons outlined earlier you will be required to leave as soon as your case has been dealt with or a payment has been made, as the case may be.

"Be aware that the decision to exclude you will be enforced and any repetition of previous misbehaviour will not be tolerated."

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson has been asked to comment.

Greater Manchester Police, who are handling all media enquiries in relation to Akram, refused to comment.