On March 8, the Farnesina also published a warning on the 'Safe Traveling' website in which it invited Italian citizens to avoid gatherings and also "highly attended cultural events" in the city of Moscow.
On March 7, the Russian authorities announced the dismantling of a terrorist cell
that was planning an attack in the city.
The indication was made public by the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The indications of the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are primarily the result of analyzes and forecasts that take into account the behavior over time of terrorist or criminal groups in action in different global scenarios.
"There are 2,700 Italians registered with the Aire in Moscow, we have no news of Italians involved
. I must say that the Foreign Ministry, together with our diplomatic representation in Moscow, had invited Italians since March 8 not to participate in events where there were many people in Moscow" because the Russian police "had arrested members of a jihadist terrorist cell, so there were dangers of attacks in Moscow".
Thus Foreign Minister
Antonio Taja
was in Milan after yesterday's attack in Moscow.
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