Milan: A young person believed to be a member of the Daesh terror network who was allegedly planning an explosive attack in his neighbourhood has been detained by Italian authorities, according to police on Tuesday.
The young person, who was identified as an Italian citizen of foreign descent, was detained in the province of Bergamo on suspicion of involvement with terrorism, training in terrorism, praising terrorism, and inciting others to commit a crime.
Other members of the network of young Daesh supporters were reportedly detained last week in Europe and the United States, according to Italian authorities, who did not provide any additional information.
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According to investigators, the suspect, who was being watched by Italian intelligence, quickly radicalised, publishing online terrorist propaganda, and starting plans for an explosive device.
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The Brescia juvenile court authorised the arrest, which was carried out last Friday. In order to incite a network of young Daesh supporters in other nations to take violent action, the suspect was passing along videos of executions, weapons manuals, and instructions on how to make explosive devices, according to investigators.
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