Hamza's 'gloat' at dead

PREACHER Abu Hamza gloated over the killing of 17 sailors in a suicide bomb attack on a US warship, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.The cleric used one of his "sermons of hate" to celebrate deaths aboard USS Cole caused by terrorists in Yemen in October 2000.A jury watched a video in which Hamza described the attack as a "martyrs’ operation against the dogs of the US Navy".Hamza said: "The fish are still eating them, thanks be to God. There are still many injured and there is also fear."Hamza also referred to the bomb attack on the British embassy in Yemen the following day and called for all His comments were on a three-hour video shot at the in North London in October 2000.On an earlier tape Hamza told his audience that killing a non believer — a "Kaffir" — was perfectly acceptable.He said: "Killing a kaffir for any reason, you can say it is OK, even if there is no reason for it."Hamza, denies 15 charges, including possession of a terrorism manual that listed Big Ben as a target.He has denied inciting racial hatred and encouraging murder. The trial continues.