ITALY: ITALIAN AND MILITARY FORCES ARE ON HIGH ALERT FOLLOWING A BOMB BLAST AT THE POLICE STATION IN GENOA AHEAD OF A G8 SUMMIT

Record ID: 648687

  • Title: ITALY: ITALIAN AND MILITARY FORCES ARE ON HIGH ALERT FOLLOWING A BOMB BLAST AT THE POLICE STATION IN GENOA AHEAD OF A G8 SUMMIT
  • Date: 15th July 2001
  • Summary: (U4) GENOA, ITALY (JULY 16, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. GV GENOA CITY (2 SHOTS) 0.11 2. LV/SLV/SV SECURITY IN STREETS (3 SHOTS) 0.24 3. SLV/SV ROAD WHERE BOMB EXPLODED CORDONED OFF; POLICE ON BALCONY LOOKING FOR DEBRIS; CROWDS WATCHING (9 SHOTS) 1.05 4. SLV EMERGENCY SERVICES/POLICE (2 SHOTS) 1.13 5. SLV/LV VEHICLES BEING INSPECTED; BOMB DISPOSAL ROBOT AT SCENE (9 SHOTS) 2.01 6. SLV/SV DUCAL PALACE WHERE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE; FLAGS (2 SHOTS) 2.08 7. LV/SLV CARABINIERI (ITALIAN POLICE) WAITING TO DEPLOY THROUGHOUT CITY; SOLDIERS WAITING TO DEPLOY TO AIRPORT; MANHOLE COVER BEING SEALED SHUT (5 SHOTS) 2.27 GENOA, ITALY (JULY 15) (REUTERS) 8. SLV/CU (NIGHTSHOTS) ROADS BEING CLOSED (4 SHOTS) 2.42 9. SV/SLV BOARDS BEING PUT UP TO COVER WINDOWS OF MACDONALDS (4 SHOTS) 2.56 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 30th July 2001 13:00
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  • Location: GENOA,ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Reuters ID: LVA49F4RFU5Z2CB03D1DMWZJNU44
  • Story Text: Italian police and military forces will be on high
    alert following a bomb blast at the police station in Genoa on
    Monday morning.

    The blast occurred four days before the start of a G8
    summit, when world leaders and hundreds of thousands of
    anti-globalisation demonstrators will converge on the city.



    At least 15,000 police and members of the armed forces
    from the Navy and Airforce will be involved in what will be
    one of Italy's largest security operations ever.

    Surface-to-air missiles have been placed at the city's
    Christopher Columbus Airport to thwart any possible air attack
    against the summit, or against planes carrying world leaders.

    A red zone of about four square kilometres will be off-limits
    to all except participants, journalists, security forces and
    residents.

    The red zone will include the 17th Century Ducal palace
    where the summit will take place. Manhole covers have been
    sealed shut, and already on Sunday (July 15) evening, roads
    were being closed as huge concrete slabs were lowered into
    place.

    Macdonalds, a regular target for anti-globalisation
    demonstrators, has already erected wooden shields over their
    shop-front windows.


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