Police in Italy arrested 40 people in a security crackdown after the thwarting of the airline plot, the Interior Ministry said, but it did not link them directly to the London case. The arrests were made at "Islamic gathering places" in several cities on charges of violating residency rules or committing property crimes, it said.
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