Three Palestinians had been arrested in Italy Monday on suspicions of being a part of a “terroristic” cell, Italian police stated.
The three people, arrested within the southern Italian metropolis of L’Aquila, are accused of “conspiracy with the aim of (committing acts of) terrorism, including internationally, or subverting the democratic order,” the police stated in a press release.
A courtroom in L’Aquila is assessing an extradition request by Israel for certainly one of them, the assertion added. The arrests had been ordered by an Italian anti-terrorism prosecutor.
They are accused of being a part of the Brigades of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs, a corporation deemed a terrorist group by the EU, the police stated.
The Italian cell known as the Rapid response group-Tulkarem Brigades, the police added.
Authorities additionally stated these arrested had been concerned within the recruitment of extra members of the group and propaganda, whereas additionally “planning attacks, including suicide attacks, against civilian and military targets abroad.”
“(I express) satisfaction for the capture of three dangerous terrorists,” Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stated in a separate assertion.
“I thank the police and prosecutors for this important result, which witnesses the constant monitoring and preventative action against extremism and radicalization.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr