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Italy's antiterrorism chief says no alarm was underestimated before Milan looting
Italy's antiterrorism director Lucio Pifferi says police and intelligence handled warnings about the Milan demonstrations without underestimating them, including before the devastation and looting of 17 and 18 October.
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Lucio Pifferi, director of antiterrorism, said information on possible risks linked to the Milan demonstrations was promptly processed by the Public Order Office of the Department of Public Security.
Pifferi said the devastation and looting on 17 and 18 October, carried out in this way for the first time, could not be prevented given their size and methods.
Official response
Lucio Pifferi, director of antiterrorism and president of the Casa, the strategic analysis committee where the heads of police and intelligence sit, addressed the information gathered on possible risks linked to demonstrations held in Milan. He said that information was promptly put into the system by the Public Order Office of the Department of Public Security and by public security authorities on the ground, without any underestimation.
“No alarm has been underestimated.”
Acts of devastation and looting
Pifferi said the widespread and scattered acts of devastation and looting that took place on 17 and 18 October could not be fully prevented, given their size and the way they were carried out for the first time.
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