(ANSA) - Culture Minister Rocco Buttiglione said here on Monday that tourists need not be concerned over security at Italy's museums and historical sites.
A special commission has been set up, explained, to examined how security against possible terrorist attacks can be stepped up. Among the measures being examined, the minister added, are banning nap sacks, backpacks and large purses inside museums and historic or artistic sites, installing metal detectors and increasing security personnel. Decisions on these measures will be made in the short term, Buttiglione said.