Twenty-eight Pakistanis suspected of links to al Qaeda were charged with terrorist offences after Italian police discovered enough explosives in their apartment to blow up a three-story building, officials said on Friday. Police burst into the apartment in central Naples on Wednesday night during a sweep for illegal immigrants and seized the men after finding 800 grams (28 ounces) of explosives, 70 meters (230 feet) of fuse and several electronic detonators crammed behind a false wall. Islamic religious texts, photos of “jihad” martyrs, piles of false documents, maps of the Naples area, addresses of contacts around the world and more than one hundred mobile telephones were also found in the apartment, police said. Full Story
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