Moroccan jailed for plotting to bomb Milan synagogue

22-year-old man sentenced to more than five years for planned attacks on Jewish community

A sign for a synagogue in Italy. (photo credit: CC-BY, oferiko, Flickr)
A sign for a synagogue in Italy. (photo credit: CC-BY, oferiko, Flickr)

ROME (JTA) — A 22-year-old Moroccan man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for planning terrorist attacks on Milan’s main synagogue and Jewish school.

The five year and four month sentence against Mohamed Jarmoune was handed down by a court in Brescia on Thursday.

Italian media said the sentence was more than the four years asked by the public prosecutor. Jarmoune, who has lived in Italy since childhood, was arrested in Brescia in March 2012.

Investigators found documents on his computer analyzing the security measures of Milan’s main synagogue. He was also suspected of planning attacks and organizing terrorist groups through internet social network sites.

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