Italy: Egyptian Man Arrested for Preparing Terror Attack Against Catholic Church

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

-Il Giornale

Italian police in Bergamo (near Milan) have arrested a 22-year-old Egyptian man with an expired residence permit, who they say was proselytizing for terrorism on the Web and was preparing a terrorist attack against a nearby Catholic church.

The article below from RAI News has been translated by Fousesquawk.

Terrorism,  a 22-year-old arrested in Bergamo: Was preparing an attack against Catholics

Anti-terrorism police have arrested a 22-year-old Egyptian with an expired residence permit accused of advocating crimes aggravated by the aim of terrorism.

October 5, 2024  TG2 Perluigi Ferrari

The arrested person, a young Egyptian residing in Alzano Lombardo, was proselytizing for Islamic terrorism on the Web. The accusation against the man who was working in a pizzeria on via Garibaldi in Bergamo and was in Italy for a few months with an expired residence permit is that he was preparing for an attack against the faithful of Sant'Alessandro Church on via Sant'Alessandro in Colonna.

*Update: Il Giornale is identifying the man as Saied el Naijar.