Army base bomb suspect vows to fight against extradition bid
AN alleged IRA terrorist wanted by police in Germany in connection with a bomb attack on a British Army base is to fight extradition from Spain. Leonard Hardy (44), originally from Co Antrim, told an investigating judge at the National Criminal Court in Madrid that he will resist Germany’s legal attempts to have him extradited. He was ordered to the maximum security prison at Valdemora, just outside the Spanish capital, to await a full extradition hearing which has to be held within 60 days. If the decision goes against him, he can then appeal. Full Story