Security Crackdown Turns Rome’s Colosseum Area Into Red Zone

Colosseum becomes red zone amid security crackdown in central Rome

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 28 - The area around the Colosseum has been designated a red zone for people's security amid a crackdown following a wave of street crime in central Rome. Following several violent incidents and some extraordinary police checks in recent weeks, the area of the Colosseum, the Imperial Forums, and Colle Oppio has officially become a "red zone" in the capital. The measure, reported by la Repubblica daily, is contained in a Prefecture order, adopted at the request of the Rome P...

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