Italy's State police on Wednesday
arrested 12 people in a nationwide operation targetting a
white-supremist, neo-Nazi group called 'Werwolf Division'.
The police also searched the homes of 13 people, in accordance
with a warrant issued by a Bologna judge after a request by
prosecutors in the city.
The suspects were allegedly part an "organised cell" that was
operational and capable of carrying out 'lone-wolf' attacks like
those of supremacists and jihadists.
They are under investigation for felonies including criminal
association for terrorism, propaganda and incitement to commit
racial, ethnic and religious discrimination and the illegal
possession of firearms.
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