Italy Targets Terrorists in Sweeping Police Raids

Police on Friday conducted raids across Italy, targeting suspected Islamic extremists believed to be connected to attacks in Pakistan, a prosecutor leading the probe said Friday. Arrest warrants have been issued for at least 18 suspects. Some also may have been involved in alleged plans for an assault on the Vatican that never occurred, chief prosecutor Mauro Mura told reporters at a news conference in Cagliari, Sardinia. Mura said the suspects include two people thought to have...

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