Italian police arrested three Palestinians suspected in plotting terrorist attacks, including a suicide attack, against civilian and military targets "on a foreign soil."
The suspects are believed to be a part of 'Rapid response group - Tulkarem Brigades' of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.
The operation was carried out in L'Aquila in central Italy at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office of L'Aquila - District Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate, in coordination with the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office.
According to reports, Israel has requested an extradition of at least one of them.
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