Name: Anonymous 2006-04-06 16:13
Italian: Authorities Thwart Terror Attacks
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ROME (AP) - Italian authorities have thwarted planned terrorist attacks against a church in Bologna and Milan's subway, the interior minister said Thursday.
"There was a terrorist project that was to be carried out in our country and the monitoring and prevention action of our forces allowed us to thwart it," Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu told news agency ANSA. His office confirmed the comments.
Pisanu, who spoke at a political rally in Sardinia, said the plot involved seven people. Three people have been expelled from Italy, two have been arrested, one was under surveillance and one was at large, ANSA reported.
Pisanu's office did not immediately confirm the details on the alleged plotters.
The Bologna basilica had been among the targets. It contains a 15-century fresco that Muslim groups have interpreted as insulting to Islam, because it depicts Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Hell, being devoured by demons.
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The Religion of Peace being peaceful as usual.
ap
ROME (AP) - Italian authorities have thwarted planned terrorist attacks against a church in Bologna and Milan's subway, the interior minister said Thursday.
"There was a terrorist project that was to be carried out in our country and the monitoring and prevention action of our forces allowed us to thwart it," Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu told news agency ANSA. His office confirmed the comments.
Pisanu, who spoke at a political rally in Sardinia, said the plot involved seven people. Three people have been expelled from Italy, two have been arrested, one was under surveillance and one was at large, ANSA reported.
Pisanu's office did not immediately confirm the details on the alleged plotters.
The Bologna basilica had been among the targets. It contains a 15-century fresco that Muslim groups have interpreted as insulting to Islam, because it depicts Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Hell, being devoured by demons.
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The Religion of Peace being peaceful as usual.