This Monday, Italian police arrested three Palestinian citizens, allegedly members of military cell associated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigadeswho were planning attacks, including suicide attacks, on civilian and military targets against a foreign state, the Ministry of the Interior reported this Monday.

The detainees, who were residents of L’Aquila (central Italy) and had already been transferred to the city’s security prison, are accused of the crime of “community with the purpose of international terrorism or changing the democratic order,” as well as propaganda and proselytizing in favor of their armed group.

The operation that led to his arrest was carried out by the National Police, in coordination with the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office, after an investigation confirmed the existence of a cell “Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades“, designated by the European Union (EU) as a terrorist organization.

Military operational structure that was proposed to be implemented acts of violence for the purpose of terrorism According to investigations by the Department of General Investigations and Special Operations (Digos) and the Service for Combating Extremism and International Terrorism, it was called the “Rapid Response Group – Tulkarem Brigades.”

“We are pleased with the arrest of three dangerous terrorists in L’Aquila,” said Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, thanking “the police and the judicial system for this important achievement, which demonstrates the constant monitoring and preventive measures carried out in the fight against extremism and radicalization.”

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Detainees can start working soon extradition procedure, at the request of the authorities of the State of Israel, at the Court of Appeal of L’Aquila, local media reported.

(according to information from EFE)