"It was a meeting to test the security measures which are already very high," says Lamberto Giannini. "In the city of Rome and in Italy there is it's always a lot of attention," adds the prefect of Rome.

"We are working to do well, to guarantee safety and the perception of safety," he says. "There is a continuous exchange of information and impressions with the Jewish community," he adds. "It was good to take stock and think about the situation," says the prefecture's director of public security. "The services since the crisis began are alreadyvery high, but it was good for us to have a meeting," says Giannino. "This is a very serious situation and we are working very hard to deal with it," says Rome's Jewish community leader, Rabbi Michael Zuckerman. 'There is maximum attention,' says the city's prefect, "and we are doing our best to make sure it doesn't happen again'