FBI Arrests 'Most Wanted' Fugitive 20 Years After Bombings

An accused domestic terrorist and extreme animal rights activist has been apprehended in Wales after more than 20 years on the lam and 15 years on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List.

Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was wanted in connection with planting two bombs that exploded an hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology company in Emeryville, CA on Aug. 28, 2003. Though no one was injured in the bombings, authorities said the explosions were intended to harm first responders.

He's also accused of setting another bomb a month later at a nutritional products company in Pleasanton, CA. Both companies had been targeted due to their work with experimental drugs and chemicals on animals.

CNN reports that the FBI had San Diego under surveillance in the months following the bombings. But on Oct. 6, 2003, he parked his car near downtown San Francisco, walked into a transit station, and disappeared into thin air. There had been subsequent sightings around the world with searches conducted everywhere from Massachusetts to Hawaii, but he continued to evade authorities.

San Diego was eventually added to the most wanted list in 2009 as the first person suspected of domestic terrorism, with a reward of $250,000 offered for any information leading to his arrest. His photos appeared on billboards across the country and he was featured several times on America’s Most Wanted.

Finally, the manhunt came to an end Monday when authorities arrested San Diego in a rural area in northern Wales. He appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and is currently being held in custody while he awaits extradition.

"Daniel San Diego’s arrest after more than 20 years as a fugitive for two bombings in the San Francisco area shows that no matter how long it takes, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable," FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. "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."