Dhaka, May 11 -- Italian police have detained two Bangladeshi youths over allegedly "releasing provocative videos about jihad" on TikTok.

Although police did not disclose the full identities of the two, according to local media reports, they were known as Himel Ahmed, 21, and Munna Tafadar, Italian television channel Sky TG24 reported in their online news portal.

They were detained from the southern Italian city of Palermo, Matteo Salvini, Italy vice president of the Council of Ministers and also the transport minister, was said to have confirmed on Saturday in the report.

In a post from his verified Facebook page, he said: "Italy has no place for those who promote terrorism and jihad. Expel right now!"

The two men were arrested in an...