The pair are among dozens of suspected Islamist radicals to have been banished from the country over the past year. (Representational Image)
Rome:
A Macedonian man suspected of recruiting jihadists for the ISIS was arrested today in north-east Italy, police said.
The suspect, detained near Venice, was "in charge of selecting and recruiting aspiring jihadists... who were then to be passed on to a Bosnian imam to be radicalised, enrolled in a terrorist organisation and transferred to a Middle Eastern war zone," investigators said.
Two other Macedonians were recently expelled from Italy over their alleged involvement in a 'jihadist' recruitment drive.
The pair are among dozens of suspected Islamist radicals to have been banished from the country over the past year.
Italy appears to have less of a problem with homegrown terrorists than the likes of France or Belgium, with only a small number of Italians estimated to have travelled to Syria to fight alongside ISIS or other groups.
The suspect, detained near Venice, was "in charge of selecting and recruiting aspiring jihadists... who were then to be passed on to a Bosnian imam to be radicalised, enrolled in a terrorist organisation and transferred to a Middle Eastern war zone," investigators said.
Two other Macedonians were recently expelled from Italy over their alleged involvement in a 'jihadist' recruitment drive.
The pair are among dozens of suspected Islamist radicals to have been banished from the country over the past year.
Italy appears to have less of a problem with homegrown terrorists than the likes of France or Belgium, with only a small number of Italians estimated to have travelled to Syria to fight alongside ISIS or other groups.
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