Daniel Andreas San Diego, one of the F.B.I. Most wanted terrorist suspecthas been arrested in Wales, US authorities announced on Tuesday.
The FBI says it is coordinating with British authorities to arrest a San Diego suspect wanted in connection with two 2003 animal welfare bombings in Northern California. The suspect was on the list of most wanted terrorists in 2009.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement: “No matter how long it takes, the FBI will continue to apprehend Daniel San Diego, the first fugitive involved in two San Francisco-area bombings in more than 20 years. “This shows that we will find you and hold you accountable.” Arrested. “There is a right way and a wrong way to express your opinion in our country, and resorting to violence and destruction of property is not the right way.”
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Britain’s National Crime Agency said San Diego was arrested in the town of Conwy, near the north coast of Wales. An agency spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News that he was arrested by officers from the agency’s Joint International Crime Center on a rural property adjacent to a forest.
San Diego is accused of planting two bombs at Chiron’s offices in Emeryville, California. August 2003. The first bomb exploded early in the morning. The second explosion was set to detonate an hour after the first, and may have been intentional. kill or injure first responders The FBI said it was discovered and arrested before it exploded.
A month later, San Diego allegedly planted another bomb at a company in Pleasanton, California. The bomb had a nail wrapped around it, but no one was injured when it exploded, the FBI said.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for San Diego in October 2003; disappeared before he was taken into custody. A federal grand jury indicted San Diego in 2004 on two counts of destroying or attempting to destroy property with explosives and two counts of using a destructive device in a crime of violence.
During the 20 years he was not captured, San Diego was considered armed and dangerous. The FBI said he had ties to extremist animal rights groups.
San Diego made his first court appearance on Tuesday as extradition proceedings to the United States begin, according to the National Crime Agency. He was ordered to remain in custody.
