Rome July 20 (IANS/AKI) A 28-year-old Algerian alleged to be a supporter of the Islamic State jihadist group was repatriated aboard a flight from Rome s Fiumicino airport the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
International investigators said they identified the suspect as the author of a comment on am IS-linked Facebook page vowing willingness to become a jihadist "martyr".
The suspect also belonged to a jihadist Facebook group called "Converts to Islam" according to the investigators.
The Algerian was deported after his release from Milan s San Vittore prison where he had been put under surveillance the ministry said.
A total of 306 suspected Islamic extremists have been expelled from Italy since January 2015 of whom 69 were deported this year according to the ministry.

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