Italy warned of terror attacks
Terrorists plan to strike in near future, two warnings say
(ANSA) - Brescia, July 13 - Terrorists plan to strike Italy in the near future, an Islamic militant has warned counter-terrorism investigators in this northern city .
Brescia Prosecutor Roberto di Martino said he had been warned of an imminent action while investigating an attack planned in Milan, for which two militants were convicted on Wednesday .
"In recent days, I and my colleague were in Morocco where we met with a number of these individuals [Islamic extremists]," said the prosecutor .
"One told us we could expect something similar to what happened in Spain very soon," he said, referring to the 2004 Madrid rail bombings, in which 191 people died .
The disclosure comes a day after a similar warning by a Senegalese radical Muslim cleric, who was deported from Italy as a security threat two years ago .
Speaking from Dakar in a phone interview with the Sky TG24 station, he said an action would strike Italy in the near future .
"Within six months Italy will be subject to a chemical attack. Now is the time to strike Berlusconi and this will happen shortly," said Abdul Qadir Fadlallah Mamour. "The cities that could be hit are symbolic ones: Rome, Milan, Bologna and Venice. The weapons will be non-conventional ones such as nerve gas, which current Italian security measures are unable to detect." The imam put the timeframe for the attack at between a few weeks and six months, depending on the group involved .
"If carried out by the Abu Hafs Al Masri brigade, which claimed responsibility for Madrid and London, then it could happen within six months," he said. "But if a rival group is responsible, then it could take place in the space of a few weeks." Mamour, an imam in the northern Italian town of Carmagnola before his deportation, said it was pointless seeking out the militants in Italy as "they will come from the Balkans, Germany or France" .
Mamour lived in Italy for 11 years before being expelled after correctly forecasting a terror attack on Italian troops in Iraq. Nineteen Italians died in the November 2003 suicide bomb attack .
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yup. They have mentioned too many times that Italy may be the first, i suspect because of their geographical position surrounded by all of that water since the jihadis say it will be by land, sea and air.
http://www.homelandsecurityus.net/terrorist_threats_to_italy.htm
Thats a year old, but their statement about it anyway.
peace.
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That's a frightening post.