USA strikes backthe war in picturesThe TribuneOctober 20, 2001 |

Muslims pray during Friday prayers outside Milan's mosque on October 19, 2001. Italy's Muslim community is in the spotlight following US allegations the country is the European headquarters of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, but security analysts say it is extremely unlikely Italy is a main base. A report from the US Treasury department last week accused Milan's Islamic cultural institute of being al-Qaeda's main European logistics base and Italy's Secret Services minister said there were five key al-Qaeda centres in the country. —REUTERS