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| Europe |
| Italians arrest four Bad Guys... |
| 2002-10-11 |
| Italian police have dismantled a suspected al Qaeda cell and arrested four Tunisians who were allegedly planning an attack on unspecified targets in Europe, a judicial source said Friday. Another Tunisian was seized in Malta, while a sixth suspect from Libya was in detention in Britain facing unrelated charges, the source said. A seventh Tunisian wanted for questioning is on the run. Sounds like that one's busted up pretty well. The one that got away will be the clergyman, of course... Police recorded phone conversations in which the men discussed buying explosives and one referred obliquely to finding "thousands of dead in the subway," but it was unclear where they were planning to strike, the source said. The accusations against the alleged militants include "conspiracy to commit terrorist acts" as well as forging documents and facilitating illegal immigration. They certainly sound like Islamists, don't they? The arrests made over the past week were the latest in a series of strikes against suspected cells of al Qaeda network in Italy, with more than 40 people seized on anti-terrorism grounds over the last 12 months. Thanks to Steve for the tip... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |