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Interpol Report: 50 Suspected ISIS Fighters Infiltrated Italy, May Aim To Strike Across Europe?
[PJ] A recent report circulated by Interpol names 50 Tunisians who, it is suspected, have become fighters for the Islamic State (ISIS). These men have infiltrated Italy from Tunisia, and Interpol warned authorities that they may target cities across Europe. Italian police have denied the report's validity.The United Nations has estimated that roughly 5,500 Tunisians have travelled to ISIS territory in Syria and Iraq to join the Islamist terror state. As ISIS has largely collapsed in the Middle East, terrorists may spread into other areas to wreak havoc. Interpol's general secretariat drafted the list of 50 suspected ISIS fighters in Italy, and sent it to the Italian interior ministry on November 29. They later distributed the list to anti-terrorism agencies across the continent, The Guardian reported. Four of the suspects on the list were already known to European intelligence agencies. One "may have already crossed the Italian-French border, to reach Gard, a department in southern France, in the Occitanie region," the agency told The Guardian. "According to the information obtained in the field of international cooperation, the Tunisian citizens are linked to Isis/Daesh and would have reached Europe aboard unidentified boats." If you found this article of interest, you may also enjoy reading Gunman opens fire on foreigners in Italian town. Posted by: Besoeker 2018-02-03 |
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