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Italy teen ISIS terrorism arrests

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In July 2026, a 17‑year‑old girl from Pavia was detained after cyber‑monitoring linked her to ISIS‑affiliated online groups. Her devices held propaganda, recruitment material and instructions for an explosive belt, and she was placed in a community pending legal action. In early August 2026, a 16‑year‑old male of foreign origin residing in Como was arrested while on holiday in Grosseto. The operation, led by Milan’s DIGOS unit with Como police and the Central Police Prevention Service, followed an AISI tip about his activity on an instant‑messaging platform. Hundreds of extremist files were recovered, including a Russian‑language tutorial for an improvised explosive device, execution videos, training sessions, anasheed, and ~~intercepted chats showed the~~ neo‑Nazi content. The teen ~~explicitly supporting ISIS~~ used VPNs and ~~claiming prior~~ encryption tools to access ISIS propaganda ~~work.~~ sites and expressed explicit support for the group in intercepted chats. The Milan Juvenile Court ~~issued a custody order,~~ ordered his custodial detention, executed by the State Police, and he was charged with participation in a terrorist association, propaganda for a terrorist organization, and incitement to racial, ethnic and religious hatred. Further details released on 7 August 2026 confirmed the ~~teenager’s extensive use~~ breadth of ~~VPNs and encryption tools, and that the technical search uncovered additional~~ material ~~such as execution videos, training sessions, anasheed,~~ seized and ~~neo‑Nazi content, underscoring~~ highlighted that the ~~breadth~~ case reflects a broader trend noted in Italy’s annual intelligence report, which points to a rising share of minors involved in extremist ~~media accessed by the minor.~~ networks.

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