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For over a year, Italy has received persistent threats from the Isis militant group, particularly against symbolic targets such as the Vatican.
Those threats started to be taken far more seriously in January, after the deadly attacks at the offices of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, and even more so since Friday's attacks in the French capital.Just hours after the indiscriminate killings, Isis supporters took to Twitter to gloat about the atrocity, claiming that ?London, Washington DC and Rome? were next on the list.Since then Italy has been on extra high alert: 700 more soldiers have been deployed to patrol the streets, while security at borders, airports and areas deemed vulnerable has been tightened.
On Thursday, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said police were hunting five jihadists, suspected of plotting attacks at sites including St Peter's Square, Milan's Duomo and the famous La Scala theatre, following a tip-off from the FBI. All this comes just a week after Italy announced a swoop on a jihadist network, which included an arrest in the northern city of Merano. Despite the threats, Italy has so far remained safe, and on Saturday, premier Matteo Renzi told a press conference that the country would support France in its efforts to defeat Isis.?Like all Italians, I know that the terrorists won't win,? Renzi declared.
Could mafia keep Isis out of Italy? Maybe, but... - The Local
Those threats started to be taken far more seriously in January, after the deadly attacks at the offices of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, and even more so since Friday's attacks in the French capital.Just hours after the indiscriminate killings, Isis supporters took to Twitter to gloat about the atrocity, claiming that ?London, Washington DC and Rome? were next on the list.Since then Italy has been on extra high alert: 700 more soldiers have been deployed to patrol the streets, while security at borders, airports and areas deemed vulnerable has been tightened.
On Thursday, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said police were hunting five jihadists, suspected of plotting attacks at sites including St Peter's Square, Milan's Duomo and the famous La Scala theatre, following a tip-off from the FBI. All this comes just a week after Italy announced a swoop on a jihadist network, which included an arrest in the northern city of Merano. Despite the threats, Italy has so far remained safe, and on Saturday, premier Matteo Renzi told a press conference that the country would support France in its efforts to defeat Isis.?Like all Italians, I know that the terrorists won't win,? Renzi declared.
Could mafia keep Isis out of Italy? Maybe, but... - The Local