Ex-CIA operative faces extradition to Italy following arrest for role in Abu Omar kidnapping
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative was arrested and is currently facing extradition to Italy following her role in the February 2003 kidnapping of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar in Milan. Sabrina De Sousa was detained at the Lisbon airport on a European arrest warrant. She insisted that she was not involved in the kidnapping and only served as interpreter to the CIA during early-stage meetings in 2002.