Italy has raised the level of its anti- terrorism alert and made extra security arrangements in the wake of London bombings, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu said Thursday.
Speaking in the Senate, Pisanu said security was being heightened in particular around "sensitive British objectives" in Italy, such as embassies, consulates and the headquarters of British businesses.
"The level of alarm has been raised, just as in other European countries," he said, adding that the interior ministry's antiterrorism unit will be working round the clock.
"The government will leave nothing undone to guarantee national security," he added.
The minister said information on the London bombings was still sketchy, but said the one on a bus was probably carried out by a suicide bomber.
So far there have been reports of two Italians being slightly injured in the blasts.
Pisanu said the foreign ministry's crisis unit was in contact with emergency services in London for news about other Italians.
He said there are 115,000 Italians resident in London and about 60,000 Italian tourists in Britain.