10 arrested in Italy for int'l "terrorist" association
Xinhua, July 2, 2015 Adjust font size:
Italian police on Wednesday arrested 10 people in various cities of Italy allegedly connected to terrorist organizations, local reports said.
The arrested, including four Italians, one Canadian and five Albanians, were allegedly ready to leave for Syria to join terrorist fighters, according to ANSA news agency.
Investigators said the arrested were part of two families, one of which composed of Italians converted to Islam and the other one composed of Albanians, ANSA said.
Milan, in northern Italy, and Grosseto, in central Italy, were among the cities involved in the operation, as well as a town in Albania.
The two families has been allegedly linked together by a marriage between an Italian girl and an Albanian guy, who after marrying last September decided to leave for Syria to join fighters.
Investigators said the parents and sister of Maria Giulia Sergio, the Italian girl who married the Albanian, were among the arrested. Italian media had reported about her case earlier this year.
In recent months, Italy has tightened anti-terrorist measures and accelerated moves to stop the flow of foreign fighters, in the wake of recent terror attacks in other European countries.
Security controls have been especially increased around schools, monuments, public offices, shopping malls, places of worship, broadcasters, embassies and Jewish suburbs in Italy's capital Rome. Endit