Carabinieri on Wednesday
detained a 30-year-old Pakistani national, Ahmed Riaz, on
suspicion that he is part of a terrorist network and say they
will expel him.
The interior ministry had issued an expulsion order against
Riaz in February based on a request by the Carabinieri.
Riaz will be escorted to Pakistan as part of the expulsion
process.
Authorities said they had increased their monitoring of
Riaz, also known as Humayun, along with others suspected of
possible terrorist connections.
His name had allegedly appeared in other investigations
into Pakistan natives living in the northern Italian province of
Brescia.
Riaz is accused of frequently spreading photos, videos, and
other material inspired by anti-Western jihadist sentiment on
social media.
Another individual connected with the same circle, Resim
Kastrati, a 23-year-old from Kosovo, was previously expelled
from Italy for State security reasons.
Kastrati had been living in Cremona, near Milan, and
reportedly said on social media that he was pleased with
January's massacre in Paris connected with the satirical
publication Charlie Hebdo.
He had also said he wanted to fight alongside Islamic State
(ISIS) terrorists in Syria.
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