| Italy Florence court released seven Maghreban arrested including an Algerian charged with belonging to a terrorist cell close to extremist organizations namely the Kurdish “Ansar al Islam” and the Algerian Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat GSPC. Aki press agency reported that five of the prosecuted persons since October 25th 2005, were arrested in May 2004 in their workplace located in Toscana territory including Rachid Mâamri, a former volunteer Imam in Florence mosque. Charges mention that the alleged cell was striving for collecting funds and recruiting people to lead terrorist operations in Iraq, and the Algerian was said to be the mastermind of the cell. |