Terrorism, increased level of port alert – The Republic

Rome – special supervised Cruises. Raised the terrorism alert in Italian ports for the cruise and passenger traffic. And ‘the effect of the note by which the general commander of the Coast Guard, Admiral Vincenzo Melone, sent to all Coast Guard orders to raise to 2 (on a scale of 3) the “level of security.” The arrangement is immediately translated into a further tightening of controls that already now being carried by people and vehicles during boarding, under arrangements to be defined according to security plans already provided in different port reality. The new provisions provide greater controls to port openings, a higher percentage of vehicles and passengers screened, more reliable monitoring of all areas of the airports. Each port must now adapt their security plans, already adopted by several time and for each port of call, to the new provisions.

Ancona uses an app to alert passengers . Among the first to respond to the increase of alert, the port of Ancora. In addition to doubling the guards at the access gates for boarding of passengers and vehicles departing, port lìAutorità use the app Welcome to Ancona as a channel of information to passengers with dedicated messaging to warn of ‘increased level of control.

the service alarm . The intelligence in recent weeks had warned in August that would have increased the risk of attacks in Italy. And punctual is tripped, the first of the month, the plan Security of the Interior Ministry that already by the time Charlie Hebdo had elevated the emergency to the second level, the one immediately preceding an attack in progress. The main points prepared by the Interior Ministry – announced a few days ago by Republic – provide for the strengthening of control measures on ferries, ports and airport areas, crowded in August of tourists from all over the world. Following up on these indications of the “plan” of the Interior Ministry, the Coast Guard has decided to raise the level of security.

The increased risk . Many argue that the possibility that our country is being targeted from Is could grow now as a possible retaliation to the Government’s decision to make available to the Italian military bases to the Americans engaged in anti Daesh air raids in Libya, in Sirte province . And to ‘ Sending announced in recent days to Copasir than fifty military Special Forces Army (engaged with the rules of the 007), and Trainers for mine clearance requested by Prime Minister al Sarraj.

The soft target . What concerns the secret services are not so much the so-called “sensitive targets” already known, but what are called soft target. And besides, it is impossible to oversee all cultural events, meeting places, churches, synagogues, peripheral ports and airports. Impossible to prevent, still observe the 007, the emulation effect by fragile people suggestionate mind by news of the attacks jihadists relaunched in pounding so the media and through social networks.

The airport security . At airports the technological defenses have been strengthened, with the installation of infrared cameras to protect the fences. And the strengthening of videsorveglianza system in Fiumicino 2,100 cameras are in operation at Malpensa 2,400. It was enhanced use of automated gates (e-gates), special microscopes to detect forged passports. The primary care airport antiterrorist intervention finally received supplied new weapons like the Heckler & Koch UMP, a universal machine gun.

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