For the first time, an accused domestic terrorist is being added to the FBI's list of "Most Wanted" terror suspects.
Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 31-year-old computer specialist from Berkeley, Calif., is wanted for the 2003 bombings of two corporate offices in California.
Authorities describe San Diego as an animal rights activist who turned to bomb attacks and say he has tattoo that proclaims, "It only takes a spark."
San Diego would be the 24th person on the list, and the only domestic terror suspect.
The move to add a domestic, left-wing terrorist to the list comes only days after the Obama administration was criticized for internal reports suggesting some military veterans could be susceptible to right-wing extremist recruiters or commit lone acts of violence. That prompted angry reactions from some lawmakers and veterans groups.
An arrest warrant was issued for San Diego after the 2003 bombings in northern California of the corporate offices of Chiron Corp., a biotechnology firm, and at Shaklee Corp., a nutrition and cosmetics company. The explosions caused minor damages and no injuries.
A group calling itself "Revolutionary Cells" took responsibility for the blasts, telling followers in a series of e-mails that Chiron and Shaklee had been targeted for their ties to a research company that conducted drug and chemical experiments on animals.
Officials have offered a US$250,000 reward for information leading to his capture, five times the reward amounts offered for other so-called eco-terrorists wanted in the US.
In February, the FBI announced San Diego may be living in Costa Rica, possibly working with Americans or people who speak English in the Central American country.
Law enforcement officials describe San Diego as a strict vegan who possesses a 9mm handgun. On his abdomen, he has images of burning and collapsing buildings.
The FBI's "Most Wanted" terrorist list is distinct from the much longer-running "Ten Most Wanted" list. Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is on both.
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美国联邦调查局(FBI)首次将本国的一名恐怖分子列入其头号恐怖嫌疑分子名单。
31岁的丹尼尔•安德烈斯•圣地亚哥是加利福尼亚州伯克利市的一名电脑专家。他因涉嫌策划2003年加州两家公司的炸弹爆炸事件而被通缉。
官方称圣地亚哥是一名动物权益保护极端分子,制造过炸弹袭击事件,并称他身体上有一处纹身写道“只需一个火花就解决了”。
圣地亚哥将成为FBI头号恐怖分子名单上的第24人,而且是唯一一位国内的恐怖嫌犯。
就在将这名美国本土的左翼恐怖分子列入黑名单的几天前,奥巴马政府还因发布一份内部报告受到批评,该报告指出一些老兵可能会成为国内右翼极端势力的招募对象或者从事单独的暴力活动。这份报告引起了一些立法者和老兵团体的不满。
2003年,圣地亚哥分别在加州北部的一家生物技术公司(Chiron Corp.)和一家营养和化妆品公司(Shaklee Corp.)策划了炸弹爆炸事件,两起事件均造成轻微损害,无人员伤亡。事件发生后,FBI即对圣地亚哥发布了逮捕令。
一个自称“革命细胞”的团体为爆炸案件的主谋,该组织通过一系列电子邮件告诉其追随者,Chiron和Shaklee公司被列为袭击目标,以为他们与一家用动物做药品和化学实验的科研公司有联系。
FBI悬赏25万美元寻找缉拿圣地亚哥的线索,这个数目为美国国内其他所谓的“生态恐怖分子”的五倍。
FBI于今年二月宣布圣地亚哥可能生活在哥斯达黎加一带,可能在中美洲国家与美国人或说英语的人一起工作。
执法人员称圣地亚哥是一个严格的素食主义者,拥有一支9毫米口径的手枪,腹部有大楼燃烧倒塌的图像。
FBI的“头号恐怖分子名单”不同于较早前发布的“十大恐怖分子名单”。但基地组织头目奥萨马•本-拉登都在两者之列。
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