31/08/2001

Slovakia trio are extradited to the UK

Three men have been extradited from Slovakia to the UK charged with terrorist offences.

The men, named as Fintan Paul O'Farrell (35), Declan John Rafferty (41), and Michael Christopher McDonald (44), will appear in court in London, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman said.

Each man faces three counts under the Terrorism Act 2000 and two counts under the Criminal Law Act 1977.

All three are from County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. They were arrested by Slovak police on July 5.

The UK has an extradition agreement with Slovakia which allowed the three men to be transferred quickly to British soil.

They are being held at a central London police station and were due to appear at Belmarsh Magistrates Court on Friday. (GB)

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