Colombia asks Israel to extradite mercenary

Colombia has asked Israel to extradite a former army officer who was sentenced in a Colombian court to nearly 11 years in prison for training drug-traffickers' assassins.

Colombia has no extradition treaty with Israel, and the Israeli Embassy is not commenting on the request to send Yair Klein to the South American country. Colombian Interior Minister German Vargas announced the extradition request at a news conference Thursday. (AP)