Animal-rights extremist Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, has been arrested in the United Kingdom after being on the U.S. most-wanted terrorist list since 2009. San Diego was wanted in connection with bombings targeting companies believed to be working with Huntingdon Life Sciences, a medical research company in California.
The bombings occurred in 2003 at the Chiron Life Science Center in Emeryville and a company in Pleasanton, with a third bomb diffused before detonation. San Diego fled the country in October 2003 and was indicted the following year for the bombings and other charges. The FBI stated that San Diego had openly expressed extreme views advocating the use of violence to achieve the goals of the animal rights movement.
San Diego allegedly planted the bombs as part of an extremist measure to protest against Huntingdon Life Sciences. He also had ties to the international animal rights group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty. The bombings were claimed by the Revolutionary Cells group, who cited the targeted firms’ alleged links to Huntingdon Life Sciences.
San Diego is facing charges of damaging and attempting to damage a building with explosives, as well as owning explosives to commit a crime. It is unclear when he will be extradited to the U.S. and if additional charges will be filed. No one was injured or killed in the bombings, but San Diego’s actions were condemned by FBI Director Christopher Wray, who emphasized that violence is not an acceptable way to express one’s views.
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