Czech Republic Extradites Suspect in Iran-Backed Murder Plot to US

FILE — Masih Alinejad talks in New York, Sept. 23, 2022. In 2021, the U.S. charged four with plotting to kidnap an activist Reuters confirmed was Alinejad. This week, the Czech Republic extradited a man facing U.S. charges for plotting the murder of a critic of Iran's government.

The Czech Republic on Wednesday extradited a man facing charges in the United States for plotting the murder of a prominent critic of Iran's government, the Czech Justice Ministry said.