Extradition Requested for Alleged CIA Agents
Italian prosecutors said they had requested the extradition of 22 purported CIA operatives in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003.
The request was sent to the Justice Ministry in Rome, which will decide whether to pass it on to the United States.
The purported CIA operatives were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Abu Omar, a cleric believed to belong to an Islamic terrorist group.
He was allegedly abducted on a Milan street on Feb. 17, 2003, before being flown to Egypt, where he has said he was tortured.
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