A Somali man arrested on
December 13 in Bari was allegedly found in a wiretap by Italian
DDA anti-mafia and anti-terrorism forces to have called for
bombs to be planted in churches.
"Let's put bombs in all the churches of Italy. Where is the
biggest church? It's in Rome?," he said, according to the
wiretap.
The alleged terrorist was arrested when trying to flee the
Bari area on December 13.
The 20-year-old is believed by DIGOS special security police
in Bari to be linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) in Somalia and
to be in contact with one of its operating cells.
The investigation is being assisted by the FBI.
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