Animal Rights Activist on FBI's Most Wanted List Arrested in the UK

Daniel Andreas San Diego, an alleged animal rights extremist who has been on the FBI's most-wanted terrorist list since 2009, has been arrested in the United Kingdom. The arrest was the result of a joint operation between the FBI, Britain's National Crime Agency, Counter Terrorism Policing, and the North Wales Police.

San Diego is accused of involvement in the bombing of a California biotechnology firm, Chiron Inc., near Oakland in August 2003. A second bomb found at the site was successfully deactivated by authorities. He is also suspected of planting a third bomb at another California company a month later. Thankfully, no one was injured in any of these incidents.

A group calling itself the Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility for the attacks, citing the targeted firms' alleged links to Huntingdon Life Sciences, a company criticized by animal rights activists for its use of animal testing. San Diego is believed to have openly expressed extreme views advocating the use of violence to achieve the goals of the animal rights movement.

The FBI has said that San Diego will be extradited to the United States to face charges related to the bombings. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that the arrest demonstrates the bureau's unwavering commitment to pursuing fugitives, no matter how long they remain at large. He emphasized that violence and destruction of property are unacceptable means of expressing one's views.