(ANSA) - Genoa, June 23 - Three members of a jihad cell
operating in the northern region of Liguria and in the city of
Brescia were convicted of terrorism offences on Wednesday. Akher
Tarek, a 34-year-old Algerian, and Hossameldin Abdelhakim, a
43-year-old Egyptian, were handed prison sentences of six years.
Abdelhakim's 36-year-old brother Antar was given a five-year
term. Another Egyptian was acquitted. It is the first such trial
for Islamic terrorism in the northwestern Liguria region.
Members of Liguria jihad cell convicted
Three handed jail terms, one acquitted