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Rome ‘Maximum’Security Alert for Easter Festivities

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Channel: Healing Frequencies · 2016 · Entertainment

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Rome Announces ‘Maximum’ Terror Alert for Easter Festivities.
After the horrendous jihadists attacks in Brussels Monday, Rome has declared a maximum terror alert in view of the impending Easter celebrations when more than 150,000 pilgrims and tourists are expected to descend upon the Vatican.

Vatican security was already exceptionally tight, but the recent assault has raised the ante considerably and Rome has responded with intensified security measures at railway stations, subway, airports and famous landmarks.

The ubiquitous patrols are intentionally visible to all, both to reassure visitors and discourage any would-be trouble makers. Vigilance is especially intensified at key points of aggregation where tourists will be congregating during the Easter holidays.

Nowhere is security higher than around the Vatican itself, as the epicenter of the waves of pilgrims entering Rome for Holy Week and Easter.

The area around St. Peter’s Square is fully barricaded, and visitors are required to follow predetermined paths to enter or exit the plaza, after having passed through metal detectors and a gauntlet of security personnel.

Security controls had already been intensified in recent months, but with the new terrorist alert, they have been further enhanced. More than a thousand sensitive targets throughout the city are now under permanent surveillance, with both fixed and mobile watches. Along with religious shrines and historical monuments, other potential targets such as schools, theaters and newspaper offices are all under watch.

The prefect of Rome, Franco Gabrielli, said that after the Brussels attacks, which resulted in 31 deaths and scores of wounded, the police presence in Rome has been increased and further military contingents have been requested, to add to the army units already patrolling the city.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3324572/FBI-tips-Italy-possible-targets-Rome-Milan.html

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