Italy ‘not intimidated by threats’

ITALY will not be intimidated by threats from Muslim militants but cannot dismiss the possibility of an eventual attack, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu said yesterday, after a group claiming al-Qaida links vowed to strike.

Italy ‘not intimidated by threats’

The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades called on its fighters to hit “all targets” in Italy after its August 15 deadline for Italian troops to quit Iraq was ignored.

Mr Pisanu said militants were using the media to hype their threats and played down reports that a van packed with explosives might have crossed into Italy from France.

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