Italian police arrest four amid attack orders from IS

Italian police have arrested four people in a foreign terrorist-fighter investigation, including a Moroccan-born man who had received Islamic State orders to attack Rome, prosecutors said.

Milan prosecutor, Maurizio Romanelli, said investigators intercepted the communication from within Islamic State territory, which ordered attacks in Italy, “with particular attention to the city of Rome” and focusing on the ongoing Holy Year pilgrimage.

There was no indication any attacks were imminent, and Mr Romanelli said authorities acted quickly to close the investigation, arresting four people and issuing arrest warrants for two others believed to be in IS territory.