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Father of arrested Kosovan defends his son

(31 Mar 2017) The father of one of the men arrested on Thursday on suspicion of proposing a bomb attack on an Italian bridge, told The AP that his son was not the one who organised "a plot for a terrorist act". Bedri Babaj, suspect Arjan Babaj's father, said his son had never engaged in any criminal activities and was merely a very religious person. He said he and the people he socialised with had probably been under surveillance by authorities because "Venice is a place where it is not in common to see people who practise Islam." Italian police on Thursday arrested three Kosovans suspected of proposing a bomb attack. Authorities identified the suspects as Fisnik Bekaj, Dake Haziraj and Arjan Babaj. They said the men talked about being ready to die for the jihadist cause. The suspects were arrested after one was caught on a phone intercept proposing they bomb the Rialto bridge while others lauded the recent attack in London. A Venice prosecutor said a search of a Venice apartment showed the suspects were getting in physical shape and watching videos of Islamic extremists on how to carry out knife attacks. A phone intercept caught one saying: "You'll go straight to paradise because of all the infidels in Venice. Put a bomb on the Rialto." It wasn't clear if the reference was bluster or indicated an imminent threat. The 16th-century Rialto arched bridge is one of Venice's iconic tourist draws, spanning the Grand Canal and featuring small shops on either side of its steps. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...