Police on Friday arrested two
Syrian nationals who were trying to leave for Malta from Rome's
Ciampino airport with fake passports.
The arrests are linked to the recent arrests of two other
Syrian nationals also bearing false passports at Bergamo's Orio
al Serio international airport, sources said.
The two suspects aged 18 and 19 had fake passports from
Norway and France. One of the two has requested asylum in
Austria.
Police are hunting illegal networks helping foreigners
transit through Italy by providing them with fake papers and
airline tickets in exchange for money or committing crimes for
racketeering organizations.
Security protocols have been ramped up at all Italian
airports following last Friday's bloody Islamic terrorist
attacks that left 130 dead.
The protocols include extraordinary measures for screening
passengers, including those coming from the passport-free
Schengen Area.
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