| A Swiss-held prisoner who stands accused of links to terrorist activities has appealed against his extradition to Spain. The move comes one day after Switzerland opened its own investigation into Mohamed Achraf, who is suspected of masterminding an alleged plot to blow up the National Court in Madrid. Officials confirmed on Sunday that Achraf was being detained by the Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office. But they declined to say whether he had been moved from a detention centre for illegal immigrants at Zurich airport. Achraf told the Swiss authorities on Friday that he would fight any attempt to extradite him to Spain. The Spanish government said a formal extradition request had been issued, but a spokesman for the Swiss justice ministry said the suspect had the right to lodge an appeal and that the legal wrangling coud drag on for "several months". |