(ANSA) - Cairo, May 12 - Terrorists belonging to Islamic
State (ISIS) will be coming to Italy "in the coming weeks"
hidden among migrants on boats, Omar al Gawari, information
minister in Libya's Tobruk government, told ANSA Tuesday.
Reports in recent months have also warned that ISIS
terrorists are moving into Italy as well as threatening to
attack the Vatican.
"In the coming weeks, Italy will experience the arrival not
only of poor African immigrants but also of boats carrying Daesh
(Isis)," said the minister.
He said that Malta will also be affected.
Both countries have received tens of thousands of migrants
mostly arriving by sea on rickety vessels.
Libya has become a major jumping off point for these
vessels, many operated by human traffickers given free rein
because of chaos in Libya.
The European Union is seeking a United Nations mandate to
use military action to stop or destroy human smugglers' boats in
Libyan waters - something the North African country criticized
this week.
ISIS heading to Italy with migrants, Libyan official-update2
Minister in Tobruk govt says Malta also affected