Italian Police Arrest Suspected Islamic Militants
Italian police arrested six people suspected of having close links with al Qaeda. The statement said police were hunting seven suspected extremists. The judicial source said six of the seven were netted while one was still at large. The Italian news agency AGI said five of the arrested were Tunisian and the sixth was from Morocco. It added that the group faced charges of providing financial and logistical support to international terrorism.
Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-06-24 |