Following an FBI alert, they arrested a man who

Robert Collins

Global Courant

It was in Santiago del Estero. The man, in his 50s, had made inquiries online about the terrorist group. They are looking for his alleged accomplice.

A man was arrested in Santiago del Estero on suspicion of having contacts and being part of a “cell” of the Islamic State terrorist group. Federal Justice was alerted by the FBI, due to their Internet searches on how to make homemade bombs.

The man, over 50 years old, according to El Liberal, was arrested in the Industria neighborhood by personnel from a special body of the Federal Police by order of federal judge Guillermo Molinari. The suspect was questioned by the magistrate, but the man refused to testify after hearing the charges against him.

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On the other hand, the same media reports, the authorities are looking for another man who would be his accomplice. The judge told El Liberal that on May 30, the FBI contacted the Ministry of National Security, to notify them of the possible presence of a “cell” of the Islamic State or of alleged links with this terrorist organization. International in Santiago del Estero.

The North American agency had detected that from an address in said Santiago town, and through Telegram, the suspect had compiled information on terrorist groups and the homemade manufacture of explosives.

The Security portfolio made the complaint before the Specialized Fiscal Unit in Cybercrime that depends on the Attorney General of the Nation. This specific body of the Public Prosecutor’s Office contacted the Federal Attorney General’s Office in charge of Indiana Garzón, who in turn filed the complaint in the Molinari Court.

The operation took place last Wednesday night and the account holder of the instant messaging application was arrested at his home.

In addition, sources close to the investigation reported that mobile devices such as a cell phone and a tablet that would have been used to search for the “dangerous” information were kidnapped.

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