[originaltext] Italy will start to pull its troops out of Iraq as planned in

Italy will start to pull its troops out of Iraq as planned in September and will not hasten the withdrawal because of fresh terror threats. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says Italy plans to begin withdrawing some of its troops from Iraq in September. Berlusconi, who was a strong supporter of President Bush on Iraq, sent 3,000 troops to the country. Berlusconi said at the G-8 summit in Gleneagles that Italy will begin withdrawing 300 men in the month of September. But, he noted that he would not speed up the withdrawal because of fresh terrorist attacks after London bombs on Thursday. Berlusconi added because of its troop deployment in Iraq, Italy was a prime target for Islamist extremists.