A man on the United States’ most wanted terrorist list since 2009 in connection with the bombing of a California biotechnology company has been arrested in the United Kingdom, the FBI said on Tuesday.
The suspect, Daniel Andreas San Diego, was arrested in Wales on Monday (25), in an operation carried out by the UK National Crime Agency, Counter Terrorism Police and North Wales Police, reported the FBI in statement.
It was not immediately clear whether San Diego, who is now detained awaiting extradition, has legal representation.
He was charged in connection with a bomb explosion at the biotechnology company Chiron Inc, near Oakland, California, in August 2003. A second bomb found there was defused by authorities and was possibly intended to hit first responders. Authorities accuse San Diego of planting a third bomb at another California business a month later.
No one was injured in either case, the FBI said.
An entity calling itself Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility for the attacks in statements posted on a pro-animal rights website, citing the targeted companies’ alleged links to Huntingdon Life Sciences, which had been criticized by activists for its use of animal testing and which is now part of the company Inotiv.
In 2004, a federal grand jury charged San Diego with destruction or attempted destruction of property with explosives and use of a destructive device in a crime of violence.
The FBI said San Diego openly expressed extremist views, advocating the use of violence to achieve the goals of the animal rights movement.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the arrest showed that no matter how long a suspect has been on the run, the agency will not stop their pursuit.
“There is a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and resorting to violence and destruction of property is not the right way,” Wray said.
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