Iranian diplomat faces extradition from Germany over 'bomb plot'
[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Image caption NCRI members - the alleged targets - campaigned for the diplomat's extradition A German court has backed the extradition of an Iranian diplomat suspected of involvement in a Paris bombing plot. Assadollah Assadi is accused of handing a bomb to attackers who were targeting Iranian opposition supporters. The case is complex. Mr Assadi was based in Austria, arrested in Germany and will be extradited to Belgium. The German court ruled that his diplomatic immunity did not apply, since he was arrested while on holiday. "The wanted man cannot cite diplomatic immunity because he was on a several day holiday trip outside his host state Austria, and not travelling between his host country and the state that dispatched him," it said. Iran has denied the existence of any su...