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Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani said Tuesday that there were no intelligence
reports at the moment of Italy facing a direct terrorism threat
after a suspected Islamist extremist killed two Swedish
nationals in Brussels on Monday.
That attack follows the murder of a teacher in France last week
and the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel.
"The guard had already been raised a few days ago, we are
keeping everything under control," Tajanii told Rai radio.
"The Carabinieri, the State Police, the Finance Police the
Penitentiary Police and the intelligence services are working on
prevention activities, so much so that two people accused of
terrorism were arrested this morning.
"At the moment there are no direct threats, that we know of, to
Italy.
"But there can always be a frenzied fundamentalist acting alone,
a loose canon. "Prevention operations in Italy are at the
maximum level, but there are no reports of imminent danger".
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