Security measures have been strengthened nationwide in Italy. The Interior Ministry on Saturday sent regulations on the matter to police headquarters and local authorities in connection with Friday's attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which left five people dead and 200 injured.
According to reports in Italian media, it was recommended to intensify patrols and preventive activities in places where various events are held, in city and town squares, and especially in places where religious events are held.
Security measures were immediately stepped up at Christmas markets from Bolzano and Trento to Naples.
Italy has strengthened security measures. After Magdeburg
The decision, along with recommendations to remain on high alert, comes with the start of the Jubilee on Christmas Eve, celebrations at the Vatican, and the expected arrival of hundreds of thousands of tourists and pilgrims to Rome during the period. This was done at a special time just before the ceremony. Christmas and New Year period.
At a meeting of the Interior Ministry's Counter-Terrorism Strategic Analysis Committee, the head of the Ministry, Matteo Piantedosi, stressed the need to pay attention to the risks of possible extreme situations, Adkronos news agency reported. The so-called act of being a lone wolf.
He therefore recommended monitoring in all environments where all forms of radicalization may occur.
Threats after the attack on Magdeburg. Prosecutors revealed new facts
Following the attack in the German city of Magdeburg, security has been stepped up at trade fairs in Germany, including Berlin and Halle. German police released further details about the attackers on Saturday. An arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect.
Magdeburg prosecutors are investigating the suspect on five counts of murder. The charges also include 200 counts of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.
Magdeburg's chief prosecutor, Horst Walter Noppens, said the perpetrator's motive “may have been dissatisfaction with the treatment of Saudi Arabian refugees in Germany.” The Federal Criminal Service said the special threat was posed by “fanatic individual perpetrators” who behaved in “irrational acts that defied police analysis.”
Attack on Magdeburg
On Friday, there was an attack on a crowd celebrating at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. The driver of a dark, rented BMW plowed into the group, killing five people, including a nine-year-old child and four adults, and injuring 200 others.
The perpetrator was identified as Taleb Abdul Javad, a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia. This man lived in Germany for many years and worked as a doctor. The assailant was arrested immediately after the attack.
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