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Pakistan seeks details of arrest of terror suspects in Italy

Xinhua, April 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Pakistan said on Friday that it is seeking details of arrests of 18 al-Qaida suspects in Italy, most of whom Pakistanis and Afghans.

Italian police arrested 18 al-Qaida suspects and some of them are believed to have linked to the 2009 bombing of a crowded marketplace in northwestern city of Peshawar. Nearly 100 people were killed in the attack.

The Foreign Ministry said Pakistani embassy in Rome is in contact with the Italian officials about the nationality of the arrested men.

Italian officials said most of the arrested are Pakistanis and Afghans.

They said the suspects were planning an attack on Vatican.

Italian media said two of the men had provided protection for former al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden. Endi