Alfano denies Bild beach terror report

(ANSA) - Rome, April 19 - Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday denied a report by German daily Bild that the authorities feared Islamist terrorists were planning attacks on European beaches, including Italian ones. "I have no other evaluation to add to that of the denial that has already been issued," he said, referring to an earlier statement from Italian intelligence services. "I would not want there to be alarmism that hurts our tourism without adding anything to security," Alfano said.
    "We are working hard on the level of prevention, via wiretaps, personal checks, controls of ships and vehicles, and the expulsion of radicalised individuals," he said.
    "No country is zero risk, but so far prevention has worked".
    Intelligence 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.