28 Pakistani Terror suspects held in Italy

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28 people from one country . My Gawwwd!!! I am sure every Pakistani in all parts of the world will be looked with suspicion. Too bad… When Kasuri is pleading Powell to remove Pak from compulsory registration thse types of things further weaken his case.

Italian police have arrested 28 Pakistani terror suspects and seized explosives in a raid in the southern city of Naples.
The men have been charged with association with international terrorism, illegal possession of explosive material, falsification of documents and receiving stolen goods

Italian police statement

The Pakistanis were found during a routine check for illegal immigrants on Thursday and have been charged with terrorist offences.

Police say they seized explosives and maps identifying local US and Nato targets during the raid.

Pakistan has dismissed the charges as baseless.

Police made the arrests after a raid in a housing complex in the old part of Naples city centre known to have a strong mafia presence.

They found the Pakistanis living in a group of apartments which had been knocked into one.

Legal aliens?

The authorities say they found 800 grams (28 ounces) of explosives - enough to blow up a three-storey building, according to police.

The suspects are also reported to have had maps - including one of the town of Bagnoli outside the city, which houses Nato’s southern headquarters.

Italy’s Ansa news agency said targets identified on the maps included the Nato base, the US Consulate in Naples and an American naval base at a nearby airport.

Documents in Arabic found in the raid are being translated.

The 28 Pakistanis have been charged with a number of offences, including association with international terrorism and possession of explosive material.

But Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan said the charges appeared to be without foundation.

Mr Khan told the BBC’s Urdu Service that initial inquiries suggested four of the arrested men had valid work permits, while the others were in Italy legally and had applied for work permits.

Mr Khan said the Pakistani embassy in Rome had sought consular access to the men to ascertain what had happened.

Frontline

European intelligence agencies are helping the Italian authorities with the investigation.

Italians have arrested many terror suspects in recent months

The BBC’s David Willey in Rome says the country is regarded by the United States as a frontline target for Islamic terrorist organisations.

Dozens of people have been arrested in Italy in recent months as part of a crackdown on Islamic terror cells operating in the country.

The authorities have been considering increasing security at sensitive sites since five Moroccans suspected of planning terror attacks were arrested near Venice a week ago.

The five men were found to have maps of Nato bases in northern Italy and a plan of central London.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged his support for the US war against terrorism during his visit to Washington on Tuesday.

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Hmmm.. Mabye they are Indian Secret Agents acting as Pakistani's..

:)

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adding to the Jackalian conspiracy theories:

is it then possible that there is a RAW Sonia nexxus here?

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excluding this post, there are two replies and 102 views of this topic as of this writing...it has to be the highest or one of the highest Viewers to Posters ratio...what's up with that? I thought this'd be a hotly contested discussion considering the unabashedly US prone stance and statements of Berlusconi in recent past as well his foot in the mouth statement about islam!

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There are conflicting stories, the italian police and media insist that they found explosives and bomb making stuff while Pakistan foreign ministry said they only found electrical wires for reqiring of the building.

Whatever is the case, the damage to Pakistan and Pakistanies are done all over the world. It will only strengthen the case for the india to declare Pakistan a terrorist state.

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*Originally posted by Insaaniat: *
There are conflicting stories, the italian police and media insist that they found explosives and bomb making stuff while Pakistan foreign ministry said they only found electrical wires for reqiring of the building.

Whatever is the case, the damage to Pakistan and Pakistanies are done all over the world. It will only strengthen the case for the india to declare Pakistan a terrorist state.
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You wish.

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Add 5 more to that tally ..

I guess many of these people were at wrong place at wrong time.

BRUSSELS: Arresting five more Pakistanis, the Italian government on Tuesday lodged a strong protest over what they described as “harsh tone and tenor of Pakistan” in condemnation of the earlier arrest of 28 Pakistanis in Naples.

Officials of the Italian Foreign office conveyed their government’s displeasure to Zafar Hilali, Pakistan’s ambassador in Rome, specifically over a statement attributed to a senior Pakistani federal minister, who dubbed the arrest of 28 Pakistanis as “a conspiracy”, reliable official sources in Rome told The News.

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this is nuts! what are these guys up to? why would 33 of them live in the same apartment complex if they had evil intentions? bad is bad enough but dumb and bad is really bad!

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One more Pakistani got indicted in Italy for terrorism charges. They say Pakistani is the leader of this group.

http://www.whas11.com/topstories/WHAS11_TOPSTORIES_italianjudgeindicts.2b5af521.html

Italian judge indicts 12 terror suspects
02/06/2003

by ALESSANDRA RIZZO/AP

ROME (AP) – An Italian judge indicted 12 terror suspects Thursday, including nine Moroccans suspected of plotting a chemical attack on the U.S. Embassy in Rome, a defense lawyer said.

The other defendants are a Pakistani , an Algerian and a Tunisian who were allegedly part of a separate group trying to set up a logistical base for terror attacks.

The two groups are not believed to be linked, but all 12 were charged with “subversive association aimed at international terrorism,” and will be tried together beginning May 5, said Domenico Martelli, a lawyer for four of the Moroccans. It was unclear why the two groups would be tried together, he said.

The Algerian, the Tunisian and the Pakistani – who is suspected of leading the group – are accused of providing logistical support for al-Qaida’s operatives passing through Italy . Authorities seized videocassettes, political pamphlets, as well as names and telephone numbers that they say link the three suspects to extremist Islamist groups.

The three deny the charges.

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So what is going on with these guys? Where are they?

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now they're looking for a pakistani identified as Mhd Sher Mohd Khan in the US!

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Yep.. Hopefully he wont turn up in Karachi or Lahore in some other name like it happened before. Cant believe this 5’3" , Asthmatic , looking like a beggar can cause so much of panic in USA. Our company picnic today was cancelled because of hightened terror alert in USA.

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too bad re companu picnic but if you're in the north east. it wouldn'y have been much of a picnic with all that snow.

this guy doesn't look too frail and even if so, doesn't take much to light a fuse or press a button.

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I wanted to post this article from Frontier Post in Jokes section. The reporter writes some incomprehendable rubbish and then attributes them to some “South Asian Experts” or sources. Who are these experts ? Looks like some angel came in his dreams and reveled something to writer of this masterpiece.

Instead of examining why Pakistanis have become so notorious around the world author is blaming everything on India which is sad. I agree that there may be some innocents in 28 (plus some more) arrested people but I think it is stupid to assume Italian Govt is dancing to the tune of India.

If India is so powerful , which can influence any Government and arrest whoever they want then HATS OFF to my country. One strong reason for it to become UN Security Council member.

http://www.thefrontierpost.com.pk/main2.asp#362

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Although the Italian authorities have arrested 28 Pakistanis and have attempted to link them with terrorist activities, yet they have not been able to find any substantial evidence to prove their case, sources said. The move appears to have been planned in connivance with Indian spy agencies dealing with the Italian military equipment suppliers to tarnish the image of Pakistan, they said adding that in order to please Indian counter parts Italians have stage-managed the arrest drama without realizing the damage being done to Pakistan, beside the humiliation and stress inflicted upon innocent workers.

**Unbiased opinion makers and the world at large are cognizant of Indian hegemonic designs and muscle flexing attitude in South Asian region**. India is spending huge budget to pursue her nuclear, NBCW and missile program, South Asian Affairs analysts said. Her military cooperation with Israel to get her special forces trained, recent initiatives to promote $ 8 billion Mirage-2000 deal with France, desperate efforts to get F-16s from USA to replace Russian build MIG-21s and $ 1.6 billion military cooperation with Italy to purchase 66 Jet Trainers and many other military pacts with Russia and Britain are enough to prove the point, they added. 

**Indian bully in South Asian region is well supported by the west including Italy who keep their military hard ware buyer happy through detracting gestures and contemptuous actions against Indian peaceful neighbors :hehe: **. Indian intriguing mindset also prompts the foreign government officials involved in the military cooperation program to issue statements against Pakistan and take all actions in which Pakistan could possibly be implicated, they added. ** They offer kickbacks to these officials beyond their expectations and in return get obliged by implicating Pakistan.**

 Misappropriations in famous Boffers guns and Tehilka corruption deal point towards the Indians method of dealing with the foreign firms and government officials. India has also won over the Italian government to implicate Pakistanis on explosive charges, they said. Although the Italian authorities have arrested 28 Pakistanis on alleged explosive charges and have attempted to link them with terrorist activities, yet they have not been able to find any substantial evidence to prove their case. These Pakistanis have gone abroad to make their living good and have no other links or objectives whatsoever. The government of Pakistan has very rightly protested against the punitive action taken by the Italian government implicating our innocent people, officials said. ** The move appears to have been planned in connivance with Indian bloody-minded leaders dealing with the Italian military equipment suppliers to tarnish the image of Pakistan**
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He is 100% right… You are the jacks who have tried things such as the fake hijack drama to lower pakistans stature. Why is Pakistan the most forimidable ally, if you think its a terrorist?

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Italy frees Pakistani terror suspects :biggthumb

An Italian judge has ordered the release of 28 Pakistani immigrants arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks.
The reasons for the order are unclear, but reports suggest little evidence was found against the men.

Judge Ettore Favara said: “Preliminary checks of each individual arrested can only lead to the considerable reduction of the seriousness of the charges against them.”

The Pakistanis were arrested late last month during a raid on a run-down estate in Naples.

Police said they had explosives and maps showing Nato’s southern command headquarters, which is based in the city.

The Pakistani Government protested to the Italian ambassador that the men were innocent.

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To all the Indians on this board that had tried to be the ‘judge and the jury’ and had been posting their usual anti Pakistan/Muslim rhetoric - hahahahah :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Go back to your fake hijackings and blaming ‘Indian Spanking Institute’ (ISI) and try to beg the world to put bad bad Pakistan on the list of states spnsoring terrorism, or put them on the list of ‘Axis of Evil’ :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Good Ol’ whining Indians :slight_smile:

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Looks like Cash from ‘RAW’ did not reach in time to Italian Police. Next time these guys better be careful :smokin2:

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lo ji..kar lo gall. ;)