November 27, (THEWILL) – Daniel Andreas San Diego, the FBI’s most wanted terrorist, has been arrested in Wales after over 20 years on the run.
The fugitive had been declared wanted by US authorities for his alleged involvement in two bombing incidents in the San Francisco area.
According to the FBI, on August 28, 2004, two explosive devices went off about one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville,Emeryville, California, a city between Berkeley and Oakland. Less than a month later, a bomb strapped with nails exploded at a nutritional products corporation in Pleasanton, east of San Francisco.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for San Diego in October 2004 and 2009. The bureau said that he was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List, making him the first domestic terrorist placed on this list.
The FBI had offered a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to his arrest.
Britain’s National Crime Agency said on X that the 46-year-old was detained on Monday in an operation supported by UK counterterrorism police and North Wales police. He now faces extradition to the US to face charges.
FBI Director, Christopher Wray, said in a brief statement that Daniel San Diego’s arrest after more than 20 years shows that no matter how long it takes; the FBI will find you.
“There’s a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and turning to violence and destruction of property is not the right way”, he said.
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