Islamic terrorism the main threat to Italy

An anti-terrorism report released by Italy revealed that Italy investigated over 200 terror threats against it in 2008. The report also revealed that prisons and the internet are some of the main recruitment paths for islamic terrorists.

The city of Lombardy is the hub of islamic terrorism inside Italy. The report also stated that the terrorists are teaming up with North African counterfeiters, around the southern Campania region surrounding Naples. No doubt a source of revenue for the terrorists. AKI

Rome, 10 March (AKI) - The Italian government investigated 216 terror threats against Italy last year, concluding that Islamist cells were the "primary threat to the public interest, both inside Italy and abroad," according to a report released on Tuesday.

The extent of the terror threat was revealed in an anti-terrorism report presented to the department of information security.

Al-Qaeda's leadership "is still playing a central role" in international terrorism, the report said, adding that investigators were giving priority to probes of jihadist plots.

In Italy, Islamist terror cells were "fluid and scattered", tending to coalesce around "charismatic individuals," the report stated.

Prisons are an increasingly important jihadist recruiting ground, where convicted Islamist terrorists are indoctrinating young detainees, the report said.

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