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Italian Police Arrest Suspected ISIS Member from Tajikistan in Rome Airport

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Italian police have arrested a previously wanted alleged member of ISIS from Tajikistan at Rome's airport. The 1992-born man arrived at the airport from the Dutch city of Eindhoven and had falsely claimed citizenship of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. The detained individual had an international arrest warrant for extradition after joining the Islamic State and going to fight in Syria in 2014. It is noted that the ISIS supporter operated under various names with citizenships of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine.