They were planning an attack in Italy, two alleged jihadists arrested

They were planning an attack in Italy, two alleged jihadists of Kosovar origin with no criminal record arrested.

Two young people with no criminal record of Kosovar origin, a man and a woman, are said to have trained to carry out violent acts and to have planned to carry out an attack in Italy with explosive devices, in the name of the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS).

The Carabinieri of the ROS, with the support of the Trento Provincial Command, of the Special Intervention Group (GIS), on June 15, executed an arrest warrant issued by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Trento against the two suspects.

On June 18, the investigating judge of the Rovereto Court ordered house arrest for the man alone.

The two were investigated for association with the purpose of terrorism or subversion of the democratic order, recruitment and training for the purpose of terrorism, including international terrorism.

The investigating judge ordered the man to be held under house arrest, with the obligation to wear an electronic bracelet.
In the decision on the application of the precautionary measure, the Ag. – it is explained – was determined by the need to guarantee a path of deradicalization of the suspect, in which the family of origin, perfectly integrated into the Italian social fabric, will have a fundamental role.

From the investigative activities it emerged that the two young people, born in Italy to families of Kosovar origin, inserted in the social, work and study context, had long ago undertaken a path of radicalization made possible and effective by jihadist propaganda on the web. After committing the attack, the two were supposed to go to Africa to join the terrorist organization.

During the operation, some searches were carried out which allowed the seizure of computer material and chemical products - precursors for the manufacture of explosive devices - delivered to the Scientific Investigations Group for technical investigations.