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| Italy frees Pakistani terror suspects |
| 2003-02-13 |
| An Italian judge has ordered the release of 28 Pakistani immigrants arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks. Damn The reasons for the order are unclear, but reports suggest little evidence was found against the men. Judge Ettore Favara said: "Preliminary checks of each individual arrested can only lead to the considerable reduction of the seriousness of the charges against them." The Pakistanis were arrested late last month during a raid on a run-down estate in Naples. Police said they found a circled newspaper photograph of the head of Britain's armed forces, Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Michael Boyce. Maybe they were just fans Several pages of a map of the area of Bagnoli, a suburb which is home to Nato's southern command headquarters which is based in the city, were also said to have been recovered. Sir Admiral Boyce was due to visit the base in March. The arrests sparked a protest from the Pakistani Government to the Italian ambassador, claiming the suspects were victims of a "conspiracy." |
| Posted by:Paul |
| #1 Judge Ettore Favara ordered the release concluding there was "reason to believe the men were unaware that explosives were hidden", in the apartment they had been renting. They said they were renting the apartment from the local mob. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-02-13 15:33:35 |