Eighteen people suspected of links with al-Qaida, including two purported Bin Laden bodyguards, targeted in raids across Italy after six-year investigation
A terror cell that plotted to bomb the Vatican and included Osama bin Laden’s bodyguards among its members has been smashed by Italian counter-terror police, prosecutors have said.
Following a 10-year investigation that began with a probe into illegal immigration, police launched raids across Italy and Sardinia on Friday, targeting 18 people suspected of links with al-Qaida.