A six-year long investigation into an alleged Islamic militant cell based in southern Italy ended with the arrest of six men, according to Italian reports. <br />Using wiretaps police allegedly heard members of the group considering Italy, Israel and the US as possible targets for terror attacks. <br />According to police the group had its logistics base in a call centre in the small town of Andria, Puglia, Italian media reported. <br />Police said the head of the group, a former imam of a mosque in Italy, used a call center he managed to show recruits videos about bomb making and the use of firearms, as well as speeches by Osama Bin Laden.<br />According to Italian reports, the former imam was in contact with exponents of international terrorism such as Essid Sami Ben Khemais, Ben Yahia Mouldi Ber Rachid e Ben Alì Mohamed.<br />It is alleged the group also organized physical training on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily and celebrated when a 2009 earthquake hit Italy destroying several Christian churches<br />According to Italian reports, this is the first time that the activity of an Islamic militant cell is discovered in the South of Italy.<br /><br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEdition <br /><br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION IN ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAtv <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS US, GO TO:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS JP, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsJP <br /><br />FOR MORE APPLE DAILY ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AppleDailyEnglish <br /><br />CHECK OUT THE ODDBODS!<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/nxTomo
