Italy: Moroccan arrested, suspected of planning synagogue attack
A Moroccan national was arrested in northern Italy on Thursday on suspicion he was planning an attack on Milan's synagogue. The 20-year-old suspect identified as JM was arrested in the city of Brescia after investigators identified him as a possible terrorist after monitoring web sites offering forums and documents on how to conduct jihad.
Are we not allowed to know his full name? | Police said the arrest of the man who has lived in the Brescia area since he was six years old, was necessary because of "worrisome elements of a terrorist plan."
Investigators said they had intercepted messages in which the man discussed a "jihad mission.''
Documents on his computer included information on police surveillance of Milan's synagogue.
Italian police are coordinating their investigation with London police who have arrested a woman who was in contact with the suspect, police said.
Posted by: tipper 2012-03-15 |