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Terrorism, 30-year-old linked to ISIS arrested in Naples

At the end of a detailed investigation coordinated by Napol Prosecutor’s Officei – Anti-Terrorism Working Group, as part of the activities to prevent and combat terrorism, a 30-year-old man of Moroccan origins affiliated with ISIS was arrested.

The The crime in question is that of association with the aim of terrorism, including international terrorism, or subversion of the democratic order. Searches were also carried out on individuals who had emerged in the context of the same investigations and who are believed to be in connection with the arrested person. According to the investigations, the arrested person would have expressed the intention to attack the Jewish community, planning to ‘buying a knife to carry out his plan.

As he writes Adnkronos the operation, conducted by Digos of the Naples Police Headquarters with the support of the Central Directorate of the Prevention Police, began last summer. Through the use of computer investigation techniques and information contributions, the investigators have collected numerous elements that confirm the man’s membership of ISIS and his activity of apology and dissemination, via electronic means, of multimedia material connected to the organization terrorist activity, including training content. During the operation, searches were also carried out on individuals believed to be linked to the arrested person. The authorities continue to monitor possible links with terrorist networks active in the area.

The Islamic State suffered heavy losses, with thousands of fighters killed or jailed, and the end of its self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria. However, the terrorist group retains significant global influence, supported in part by its relentlessly sophisticated media production capacity, which continues to attract and radicalize people around the world.