Jihadist manual seized in Italy's Milan: media reports

A Jihadist manual was seized in the apartment of a Tunisian national in Italy's Milan, the local press reported on Sunday.

The manual was titled "Basic elements for preparation of jihad to serve the cause of Allah" and was written in Arabic language, according to Milan-based Il Giornale newspaper.

The text exalted martyrdom and called on Muslims to believe in jihad and train themselves, both spiritually and physically, so as to "disseminate terror among the enemies of Allah."

The Tunisian national, reportedly named Maher Bouyahia, was jailed in Italy years ago for his role in sending fighters to Iraq after he came back from a training camp in Iraqi Kurdistan.

According to investigation sources quoted by Il Giornale, the manual was used by many aspiring terrorists in Italy to build up their radicalism.

Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Sunday said Italy since the end of December has expelled nine suspected Islamic terrorists, namely five Tunisians, one Turkish, one Egyptian, one Moroccan and one Pakistani.

All of them were in possession of a residency permit since long and had been living in Italy for years, Alfano told a press conference in Rome. He said Italian authorities have counted "a lot more than 100" terrorist suspects in the country.

Italy has raised its terror threat alert level following a raid on suspected terrorists throughout Europe which came after the two shootings that killed 17 people in Paris earlier this month. Endit