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Abu Omar case: General Pignero arrested

Rome, Italy - Involved also the ex-head of CIA in Italy

In the field of the enquiry on the abduction of imam Abu Omar, yesterday also General Pignero was arrested, being accused with Marco Mancini, number 2 of SISMI (Italian military intelligence agency) of kidnapping and breach of power. Pignero, already head of the anti-terrorism unit in Turin, received the home arrest because of his health. There are also four capture orders for US citizen, among which...

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Rome, Italy, 07/06/2006 17:24
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