https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's Interior Minister announced on Sunday evening that a Tunisian citizen had been deported "for national security reasons". https://www.thelocal.it/20170313/italy-deports-terror-suspect-who-was-in-contact-with-berlin-attacker Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:28:15 +0100 italy-deports-terror-suspect-who-was-in-contact-with-berlin-attacker Two people have been arrested in northern Italy for allegedly sending thousands of threatening letters - often including toilet paper stained with faeces - to public figures. https://www.thelocal.it/20170127/two-arrested-for-sending-poo-stained-toilet-paper-to-thousands-of-celebrities Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:35:47 +0100 two-arrested-for-sending-poo-stained-toilet-paper-to-thousands-of-celebrities Italy's terror threat level is lower than in other European countries but radicalization is on the rise and more must be done on prevention, a government-appointed panel reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170105/terrorism-in-italy-radicalization-is-growing-but-threat-level-is-low Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:01:18 +0100 terrorism-in-italy-radicalization-is-growing-but-threat-level-is-low Hidden Isis cells with the power to launch devastating attacks like those seen in Belgium and France are present in Italy, according to a US top intelligence official. https://www.thelocal.it/20160426/us-intelligence-warns-of-dormant-isis-cells-in-italy Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:56:20 +0200 us-intelligence-warns-of-dormant-isis-cells-in-italy A 32-year-old man was expelled from Italy on Thursday evening for expressing terrorist sympathies, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20160408/isis-sympathizer-who-wanted-to-behead-italians-deported Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:14:09 +0200 isis-sympathizer-who-wanted-to-behead-italians-deported A total of 259 people were arrested on terror charges in Italy in 2015, with 67 of them being expelled from the country as a result. https://www.thelocal.it/20151222/italy-expels-67-people-for-terrorism-in-2015 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:52:11 +0100 italy-expels-67-people-for-terrorism-in-2015 Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has told the Italian public to "stay calm" after a spate of false alarms concerning terrorism attacks in the country over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20151123/alfano-s Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:39:45 +0100 alfano-s Italy has increased security at its historic monuments in the Vatican, Rome and Milan after a warning from the FBI of possible jihadist attacks, media reports said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151119/fbi-warns-italy-of-terror-plots-against-monuments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 07:57:43 +0100 fbi-warns-italy-of-terror-plots-against-monuments Airspace over Rome will be closed-off to drones during the upcoming Catholic Holy Year, or Jubilee, over fears that the remote-controlled aircraft could be used by the Isis militant group in a terror attack. https://www.thelocal.it/20151117/rome-airspace-closed-off-to-drones-amid-jubilee-terror-threat Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:35:53 +0100 rome-airspace-closed-off-to-drones-amid-jubilee-terror-threat Italy will send an extra 700 troops to Rome for the 2016 Jubilee of Mercy amid fears terrorists could strike the capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20151114/rome-to-deploy-700-more-troops-amid-jubilee-threat Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:09:19 +0100 rome-to-deploy-700-more-troops-amid-jubilee-threat An Alitalia jet landed safely in New York on Sunday after the airline received a bomb threat. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:34:08 +0200 alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat The arrest in Italy of a terror suspect posing as a boat migrant has fuelled nightmare scenarios of jihadist infiltration of Europe, but experts say the threat is overblown and attacks by homegrown extremists are more likely. https://www.thelocal.it/20150521/threat-of-jihadist-among-boat-migrant-threat-overblown Thu, 21 May 2015 18:45:37 +0200 threat-of-jihadist-among-boat-migrant-threat-overblown Almost three quarters of Italians fear that Isis will attack Italy, according to a new poll which also looked at Italian opinions of politicians. https://www.thelocal.it/20150220/most-italians-fear-an-attack-from-isis Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:10:00 +0100 most-italians-fear-an-attack-from-isis Security at the Vatican and across Italy has been stepped up because of a perceived heightened risk of attacks by Islamist militants, officials said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150218/italy-on-heightened-alert-over-islamist-threat Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:39:00 +0100 italy-on-heightened-alert-over-islamist-threat An Islamic centre in northern Italy has received a letter warning Muslims they will "burn in the mosques" if they don't leave the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/muslims-told-they-will-burn-in-mosques-if-they-dont-leave-italy Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:26:00 +0100 muslims-told-they-will-burn-in-mosques-if-they-dont-leave-italy The extreme-right Forza Nuova party on Thursday threatened to release a blacklist of hoteliers hosting migrants, which the group described as a threat to “health and security”. https://www.thelocal.it/20141002/extreme-right-threatens-hoteliers-over-migrants Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:42:00 +0200 extreme-right-threatens-hoteliers-over-migrants The US military has moved a team of marines from Spain to southern Italy as a precautionary step in case the US embassy in Libya comes under threat, officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140515/us-troops-deploy-to-italy-due-to-libya-threat Thu, 15 May 2014 10:34:00 +0200 us-troops-deploy-to-italy-due-to-libya-threat