Fugitive animal rights extremist, California bomber captured after 20 years

An carnal rights extremist believed to down a bid of California bombings was arrested successful the United Kingdom aft much than 20 years connected the run, the FBI announced Tuesday.

Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was arrested by North Wales Police, the National Crime Agency and the Counter Terrorism Police connected Monday, the NCA said. He was captured successful a rural, wooded country adjacent the municipality of Conwy, the bureau said.

San Diego is accused of detonating homemade explosives astatine companies helium believed were conducting experiments connected carnal successful 2003.

On Aug. 28 of that year, 2 homemade tube bombs went disconnected astatine biomedical institution Chiron Corp. successful Emeryville, conscionable extracurricular Oakland, Calif.

A period later, a “bomb strapped with nails” went disconnected astatine nutritional institution Shaklee Corp. successful Pleasanton, besides successful the Bay Area.

San Diego disappeared soon thereafter erstwhile a national warrant was issued for his arrest.

In 2004, a national expansive injury indicted him connected counts of destroying oregon attempting to destruct spot with explosives, and 2 counts of usage of a destructive instrumentality successful a transgression of violence.

While nary 1 was injured successful the blasts, San Diego was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list successful 2009.

“Daniel San Diego’s apprehension aft much than 20 years arsenic a fugitive for 2 bombings successful the San Francisco country shows that nary substance however agelong it takes, the FBI volition find you and clasp you accountable,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said successful a statement.

“There’s a close mode and a incorrect mode to explicit your views successful our country, and turning to unit and demolition of spot is not the close way,” Wray said.

San Diego is expected to beryllium extradited to the U.S. successful the adjacent future.