"Regret and pain must be
expressed, but the fight against terrorism should not stop," and
giving news too soon "can be reckless" Director of Italy's
Security Information Department (DIS) Giampiero Massolo said on
Thursday.
Massolo was speaking following the announcement of the
deaths of Italian aid worker Giovanni Lo Porto and US
development manager Warren Weinstein killed by US forces in an
anti-Al Quaeda drone raid in January.
Massolo called the raid an "anti-terrorist action" and
explained that the victims "found themselves in the midst of the
action taking place".
The security director also commented on learning of the
death three months after the raid, saying "The idea of giving
news when you do not have the absolute certainty can be reckless
and, in an area like that one, confirmation checks are complex".
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