Italian intelligence sources
said Tuesday that a report in German daily Bild that the
authorities feared Islamist terrorists were planning attacks on
European beaches, including Italian ones, were "groundless".
The sources also denied a report that Italian intelligence
services had sent on information about the possibility that
terrorists disguised as beach hawkers could blow themselves up.
"Terrorism planned on our beaches!," wrote Bild citing
alleged contacts between the Italian secret services and the
German ones.
The information regarding this potential threat came from
Africa, the report said, adding that terrorists were ready to
use explosives and fire arms on European beaches.
The German tabloid also quoted a senior German security
official as saying that: "it is possible that ISIS is conceiving
a new terror dimension in this way. The beaches cannot be
protected".
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