Bomb squads complete with sniffer
dogs will be deployed to clear all the areas where Easter events
will take place in Rome, city police chief Guido Marino said
Thursday.
All the areas will be fitted with new CCTV cameras, he said.
Authorities have beefed up security in Rome and other Italian
cities for Easter after recent international terror attacks.
The Vatican is an especially sensitive site but monuments
like the Colosseum, where Pope Francis will say the Stations of
the Cross on Friday, are also considered at risk.
The Colosseum is to close to visitors at 13:00 for security
reasons ahead of the papal event, sources said Thursday.
Meanwhile a meeting of the government's strategic
anti-terrorism analysis committee (CASA) decided to "intensify
security measures on at-risk objectives and places where
tourists will gather, like ports, airports and stations."
Chaired by Interior Minister Marco Minniti, it OK'd
extraordinary security measures for Easter and, "in particular,
the ceremonies linked to Holy Week".
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