Italy on Easter -- State Department Warning
 

Anyone who is in Italy or who will be on Easter Sunday may want to take a look at this article that just appeared in the Washington Post.<BR><BR>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002Mar27.html

Has anyone anything to offer regarding security, or lack thereof, at the Vatican on Easter morning? <BR><BR>I have two dear relatives there, and while I wouldn't dream of going there for that occasion in the current atmosphere, I also wouldn't dream of telling them not to go, since it's the highlight of their lives.

The following is part of the State Department Warning: <BR>As stated in the Department of State's Worldwide Caution dated March 17,<BR>2002, the U.S. Government continues to receive credible reports that<BR>extremists are planning additional terrorist actions against U.S. interests.<BR>The U.S. Government has learned that a possible threat exists to U.S.<BR>citizens in the cities of Venice, Florence, Milan and Verona on Easter<BR>Sunday, March 31, 2002, from extremist groups.<BR>

Given the level of security around the Pope, I would feel safe at the Vatican. Just try to blend in.

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