Woman arrested in connection with plot to blow up Italian synagogue

A south London woman arrested under counter terror laws was being questioned as part of a wider investigation into an alleged 'super-secret' Facebook plot to blow up an Italian synagogue.

The 40-year-old suspect was held in a pre-dawn swoop on Thursday in relation to extremist material posted online.

Italian police believe she may have been in contact with a 20-year-old Moroccan accused of making a 'detailed plan' for a terror attack on the Via della Guastalla synagogue in Milan.

Officers in London said they were liaising with Italian counterparts to establish any links. She is not thought to be directly involved in the alleged attack plot.

The woman was held under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act on suspicion of "possessing a document or record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism."

Searches were carried at the woman's south London address as she was questioned. Scotland Yard said: "The woman was arrested in south London at about 4.30am and taken to a local police station where she remains in custody."

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