<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Police in Italy said today they had arrested a 37-year-old Algerian man in the Milan subway, later discovering he was wanted by that country for alleged ties to Islamic State (IS).</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>When stopped by police officers for a routine check, the man became “particularly aggressive”, said police in Milan, who added the arrest took place “in recent days”.</div><div><br></div><div>He was “repeatedly shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ while attempting to grab from his backpack an object that turned out to be a knife with a blade more than 12cm long”, they said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The man was later found to be wanted by authorities in Algeria, suspected since 2015 of belonging to “IS militias and employed in the Syrian-Iraqi theatre of war”, police said.</div><div><br></div><div>Police said the suspect was unknown to Italian authorities.</div><div><br></div><div>The man is currently in Milan’s San Vittore prison and awaiting extradition, they added.</div><div><br></div><div>IS proclaimed a “caliphate” in 2014 across swathes of Syria and Iraq, launching a reign of terror that continues with hit-and-run attacks and ambushes. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>