A Bangladeshi national suspected of belonging to a Pakistani Al-Qaeda-affiliated group that studied military tactics and published incendiary videos online was apprehended by Italian police yesterday, according to reports. The man, who defined himself as a “Al-Qaeda lover” on Facebook, allegedly posted online videos and messages “inciting terrorist actions or acts of intolerance toward other communities,” according to Genoa police.
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Police claim that the suspect has been under investigation since 2021 and is part of Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). They also claimed that he was waiting for his residency in Italy before planning to fight in Pakistan. The militant organization adopting a strict Islamist ideology, is classified as a foreign terror group by the United States and surfaced in Pakistan in 2007 when it orchestrated a deplorable surge of violence that culminated in a military crackdown in 2014. The group, which maintains ties to Al-Qaeda, has been bolstered in recent times by the Taliban’s resurgence in adjacent Afghanistan.
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/europe/news/bangladeshi-arrested-italy-suspicion-al-qaeda-links-3460881