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Algerian ISIS terror suspect arrested on Milan metro

Man tried to grab knife, shouted 'Allah Akbar' during check

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 9 - An Algerian man wanted for allegedly being part of the ISIS terrorist group was arrested on Thursday on the Milan metro, sources said.
    He was detained after reacting violently to a routine check by police officers.
    He started shouting 'Allah Akbar' and tried to grab a knife with a 12-centimetre blade from his backpack before being restrained, the sources said.
    The Digos unit of the State police subsequently discovered that an international arrest warrant had been issued for the man, who was wanted in Algeria for allegedly being part of an Islamic State militia active on the Syrian-Iraqi front.
    Photo: an archive image of a police officer. (ANSA).
   

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