Three Palestinians held in Italy over ‘terror attack plot’

Three Palestinian men have been arrested in Italy on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in Europe.

According to Italian anti-terrorist police, they had been living in l’Aquila, north of Rome, on humanitarian visas.

The authorities allege that they had attempted to establish a “rapid response group” connected to the Tulkarem Brigade of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which is linked to the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas.

The police did not specify which countries they are suspected of targeting.