Italy's CISR to set joint protocol for alert management
Italy's Interministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic (CISR) is holding a technical meeting this afternoon to draw up a joint operational protocol for the management of alerts. The protocol is already operational and is intended to apply across all public administrations. The guidance says buildings should not be evacuated unless there is concrete evidence that danger exists. A simple mass email is not enough on its own to justify evacuation under the protocol, according to the source text. The arrangement does not remove prefectural authority. A Prefect may still order evacuation measures if they have specific and concrete... [Continue Reading]
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Italy on second day of school bomb threats as government moves to set common protocol
A fresh wave of emailed bomb threats reached several schools in Italy on Thursday morning, prompting some to evacuate while others were checked by authorities. The messages were signed with the same name that appeared in Wednesday's mass emails to 6,300 Italian schools. The latest threats extended a disruption that had already affected hundreds of schools the previous day.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called government representatives and opposition leaders to Palazzo Chigi in Rome on Thursday morning to discuss the situation. Her office said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi would urgently brief parliament.... [Continue Reading]

