Milan - Police have arrested 17 Algerians on charges of criminal association and falsifying documents stemming from a terrorism investigation, Italian authorities said today. The suspects were apprehended between Wednesday and Thursday in Italy and abroad, Milan Prosecutor Armando Spataro said.
Police in Milan said that six of the suspects were in Italy. It said that anti-terror units from Algeria, Austria, Britain, France, Spain and Switzerland were cooperating in the investigation. Spataro said the initial investigation involved terrorism, but the suspects were not being held on charges of international terrorism that were introduced in Italy after the September 11 attacks. He said that investigators were still working on the case and no other information was immediately available.
The Milan police said in a statement that the investigation, which started in 2007, uncovered an active organisation with several international connections.
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Dutch arrest Somali terror suspect wanted by US 11/11/2009
Netherlands - Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they have arrested a 43-year-old Somali man wanted by U.S. authorities for allegedly financing Islamic group. Prosecutors said in a statement the man lived in Minneapolis before leaving the United States in November 2008; he arrived in the Netherlands about one month later.
The identity of the man, who was arrested Sunday at an asylum seeker's center in Dronten about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of Amsterdam, was not released in line with Dutch privacy laws. The statement by the national prosecutors office said American authorities asked for the man's arrest and have sought his extradition. E.K. Wilson, an FBI spokesman in Minneapolis, said: "We're aware of this individual and of this arrest, and it is related to our ongoing Minneapolis investigation."
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VANCOUVER — Paranoia and naivete led a Syrian man to lie about why he was crossing the border with nearly $1 million in gold and what's been called "terrorist resources," says the lawyer for the man who has been held as a potential security threat since early last month. Khaled Nawaya, a flight instructor, was arrested by Canada Border Services agents when they found $800,000 in gold coins and other currency in his car and pockets on Oct. 6, as he crossed into Surrey, B.C., near Vancouver.
"He didn't want to be taxed on it," lawyer Phil Rankin said Tuesday. "He should have gotten legal advice on that and just declared the money. Had he declared the money, that would probably be the end of the story."
But his actions, along with other politically-charged items found in his vehicle, are now being used by government officials to build a case depicting him as a national security threat. The 35-year-old faces the Immigration and Refugee Board on Thursday to learn whether authorities have grounds to keep him in custody. He'd been living in the U.S. since he was 17 and had gained approval for permanent residency in Canada.
Besides the gold, Canadian agents found a ring bearing the insignia of Hezbollah, which has been listed as a terrorist organization by the Canadian government since 2002.
They also seized 9/11 conspiracy theory-themed DVDs and a scarf adorned with the images of a former Israeli prime minister and a U.S. president depicted as monkeys.
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