Secret services contradict mayor on Jubilee terror risk

(ANSA) - Rome, July 30 - Italian intelligence services sources on Thursday denied statements by Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino that specific Islamist terror threats have been made against Italy during the upcoming Jubilee or Holy Year.
    Pope Francis declared an extraordinary Jubilee on the theme of divine mercy from December 8 to November 20, 2016.
    The last Jubilee year was called by Pope John Paul II in 2000.
    "There is no specific sign of attacks being prepared for the Jubilee," the sources said.
    "The situation is being closely monitored and an intelligence task force has been assigned to the Jubilee...there are no concrete causes for alarm or specific indications from allied secret services on possible terror attacks," the sources added.
    Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino told Corriere della Sera daily in an interview published today that "all the indications we're getting from American secret services point to concrete risks of terrorist acts in Italy and Rome".
    The mayor went on to say "this is the first Jubilee since September 11, 2001, and it is taking place in the time of the Islamic State (ISIS)...I can't defend the capital from terrorism with local police".