Warrants issued for CIA agents

AN ITALIAN judge has issued European arrest warrants for 22 purported CIA operatives in connection with the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street in 2003.

Prosecutor Armando Spataro said the warrants allowed for the arrest of the suspects in any of the 25 EU countries. Previously, Italy had issued arrest warrants for the 22 inside Italy.

Daria Pesce, a lawyer for one of the 22, played down the significance of the warrants but acknowledged they meant the suspects could not travel to Europe without risking arrest.