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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:25:34 -0500
From: PA List Manager <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Italy - Public Announcement
Italy - Public Announcement
March 27, 2002
This Public Announcement is being issued to alert U.S. citizens because
of a
possible threat to U.S. citizens in the cities of Venice, Florence, Milan
and Verona on Easter Sunday from extremist groups. This Public
Announcement
expires on April 25, 2002.
As stated in the Department of State's Worldwide Caution dated March 17,
2002, the U.S. Government continues to receive credible reports that
extremists are planning additional terrorist actions against U.S.
interests.
The U.S. Government has learned that a possible threat exists to U.S.
citizens in the cities of Venice, Florence, Milan and Verona on Easter
Sunday, March 31, 2002, from extremist groups.
These groups do not distinguish between official and civilian targets.
Civilian targets may include facilities where Americans and the general
public are usually known to congregate or visit, such as clubs,
restaurants,
places of worship, schools or outdoor recreation events. Americans should
increase their security awareness and avoid large crowds.
The U.S. Embassy in Rome is located at Via Veneto 119a
The U.S. Consulates are located in the following Italian cities:
Florence, at Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38.
Milan, at Via Principe Amedeo 2/10.
Naples, at Piazza Della Repubblica.
Information about threats to American citizens, including the Department
of
State's World Wide Caution is available on the Internet at
http://travel.state.gov. For further information regarding travel to
Italy,
please consult the Department of State's latest Consular Information
Sheet
for Italy, which is available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov,
and the U.S. Mission Italy web page at www.usembassy.it
(Click on "Embassy and Consulates.")
In addition to information on the Internet, U.S. travelers may hear
recorded
information by calling the Department of State in Washington, D.C. at
202-647-5225 from their touch-tone telephone, or receive information by
automated telefax by dialing 202-647-3000 from their fax machine.
American
citizens may contact the Overseas Citizens Services Information Unit by
telephone for up-to-date information on security conditions in Italy.
The
toll free telephone number from within the United States is 888-407-4747.
Overseas callers may dial 317-472-2838.
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State Department Travel Warnings
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