Italy arrests three Palestinians on suspicion of planning attacks

Italian police have arrested three Palestinian men who they said were suspected of planning attacks in the country.

According to the police, the men were a cell linked to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed group linked to the Palestinian Authority's ruling Fatah party.

"The suspects engaged in proselytism and propaganda (...) and planned attacks, including suicide attacks, against civilian and military targets on foreign territory," police said.

They said the men had been charged with criminal conspiracy for terrorism purposes or subversion of the democratic order, which potentially means jail terms of up to 15 years.