Five Jews have been arrested by the Italian police in connection with the blasting of the British embassy building here Oct. 31, the Italian news agency Ansa reported today.
The news service said police discovered an Irgun Zvai Leumi “sabotage school” and that two of the five arrested men are charged with having placed the bomb at the embassy. It quoted police as declaring that another 20 Palestinian Jews had arrived in Italy to assist in the bombing, adding that authorities have unearthed another “Jewish terrorist” group in Milan.
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