Suspected IS terrorist arrested in Italy after flying from Eindhoven to Rome

(NL Times) Police in Italy arrested an individual suspected of being actively involved in terrorist organization ISIS shortly after he managed to fly from Eindhoven Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport on Monday morning. The suspect, identified only by the initials S.I., was born in 1992 and holds citizenship from Tajikistan.

He was stopped by police moments after walking off the aircraft. He was taken into custody on an international arrest warrant that alleged he had joined Islamic State after flying to Syria in 2014.

Italian police quoted the warrant, stating, “He appears to be an active member of the terrorist organization called Isis.” Authorities in Italy did not say why he was able to slip past security in Eindhoven unnoticed, but he has assumed multiple identities in the past.

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