(NL Times) A 45-year-old man from Turkey was arrested in the Netherlands for allegedly being part of a plan to kill Pope Francis over a year ago in Trieste, Italy, authorities in that country told newspaper Il Piccolo and press agency ANSA. The suspect was arrested on April 23 at Schiphol Airport, according to the Amsterdam district office of the Public Prosecution Service (OM). He is alleged to be linked to a Turkish branch of Islamic State known as ISIS Khorasan.
The suspect, who has been identified as Hasan Uzun, was taken into custody on the basis of a European arrest warrant issued by authorities in Italy. Amsterdam District Court records show the arrest warrant accused Uzun of “illegal trade in weapons, ammunition and explosives.” The court ruling on his extradition in June stated that “these facts are punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least three years under Italian law.” He was transferred to Italy on June 27.
