Two Pakistanis have been arrested in Italy on suspicion of having sent money to people implicated in the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, Italian media reported Saturday, citing anti-terror police.
The two Pakistani nationals, who are being held in custody, are accused also of "illegal financial activity". They managed an agency for transferring money overseas in the northern Italian town of Brescia.
According to anti-terror police, Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son Aamer Yaqub Janjua, owners of the Madina Trading agency, are alleged to have sent the suspected money on November 25 last year, the day before the deadly attacks in India's economic capital.
Between 2006 and 2008, at least 300 transactions for a total of 400,000 euros (594,400 dollars) were made in the name of another Pakistani who was not involved in the affair.
The two suspects also allegedly used the account to pay for an Internet telephone service used by people in contact with the attackers in Mumbai.
"This operation confirms that terrorism is a global threat," Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said, when questioned by reporters in Milan.
He applauded the success of Italy's security forces in confronting that threat.
The investigation began in December last year based on information from the FBI and Indian authorities.
The attacks in Mumbai a year ago targeted the symbols of India's economic capital, including luxury hotels, leaving 166 people dead and more than 300 injured.
