Italian teenager arrested for ISIS association, antisemitic and neo-Nazi propaganda

A 16-year-old Italian boy from Como was arrested in Grosseto on charges of association with ISIS and disseminating neo-Nazi and antisemitic content. The investigation, initiated by a report from AISI regarding jihadist propaganda on a messaging platform, traced the profiles back to the teenager, who had no prior extremist ties. Police found extensive ISIS material, including propaganda videos, execution images, and content of a supremacist, neo-Nazi, and antisemitic nature. They also discovered videos and conversations where the teen allegedly expressed support for ISIS and claimed to have produced propaganda for the group, along with instructions for making an improvised explosive device. Deputy PM Matteo Salvini commented on the arrest, stating, "Another well-mannered and perfectly integrated 'Italian' boy of foreign origin... Ready to build bombs in the name of Islamist terrorism…"