Article: STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ON ITALY, HOLY SEE, SAN MARINO

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs issued the following public announcement:

This Public Announcement is issued to alert Americans to ongoing security concerns in Italy. Demonstrations are planned in various parts of the country in anticipation of the upcoming Italian Parliamentary elections April 9 and 10, and municipal elections in May. This Public Announcement will expire on June 19, 2006.

Demonstrations may be large, but even peaceful demonstrations have the potential to escalate into violence. Some of the demonstrations may be announced; others may be spontaneous. On March 11, demonstrations by "No Global" and anarchist groups in Milan became violent, resulting ...

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