Over 2,000 security agents are
to be deployed in Rome as part of tougher security measures for
the upcoming Jubilee made necessary after last Friday's
terrorist attacks in Paris, Rome police commissioner Nicolò
D'Angelo said Friday.
The new measures will come into effect on Monday, two weeks
ahead of the start of the Holy Year on December 8.
The security plan provides for police patrols on local
buses and Rome's video surveillance system will be beefed up.
There will also be more police patrols in outlying areas of
the capital, D'Angelo said.
The services aim to "increase the perception of our
presence", the police commissioner explained.
Rome will be divided into "three important areas: from the
outlying area to the one where security is highest" D'Angelo
continued.
"All the pilgrim routes will be strengthened with further
additional services," he added.
The police commissioner also said Rome's Olympic stadium -
the location of football matches – was "obviously" a potential
target and that security would be tightened there with
additional, stricter controls.
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