'Italy priority target for extremists'
AFP, Rome
Italy and its people have become a prime target of Islamic extremists, who are trying to get a hold of chemical weapons, according to a report by Italian security services made available yesterday. The greatest risk was to the Italian contingent serving in Iraq with US-led multinational forces, said the document, which has been submitted to Parliament in Rome. It said Islamic extremists were trying to obtain non-conventional weapons to spread maximum terror, warning: "We remain concerned about the possibility of ...toxins." The document also stressed the recruitment role played by certain Islamic mosques in Italy including ones in Milan and Cremona, which have already been placed under surveillance.
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