Islamist plots to attack the Vatican refers to two alleged terrorist plans to attack the Vatican, neither of which were carried out.

Alleged 2010 plan

The 2010 plan was allegedly to attack the Vatican with a bomb. It was uncovered after the arrest of 9 individuals on 24 April 2015 by Italian

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detectives on charges of plotting to bomb the Vatican. There was evidence that the

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in Pakistan was substantially planned and financed from Olbia, Sardinia, and that some Italy-based militants took part in it.

Alleged ISIS plan

The 2016 attack plot was allegedly planned by a Moroccan national, Abderrahim Moutahrrick, on orders from

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to attack the Vatican and the

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Embassy in Rome during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy year announced by Pope Francis to extend from December 2015 to November 2016. The instruction arrived via

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sent from within ISIS-held territory; it read: "Dear brother Abderrahim, I send you... the bomb poem... listen to the sheik and strike," referencing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

References

{{reflist, colwidth=30em Failed terrorist attempts in Italy Islamic terrorism in Italy Crime in Vatican City 2010 crimes in Italy 2010 disasters in Italy Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2010 Terrorist incidents in Italy in the 2010s 2016 crimes in Italy 2016 disasters in Italy Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2016