Thousands of troops are being deployed in Italian cities to help police fight crime, according to the BBC, citing an Italian Government announcement. About 2,000 troops will guard "sensitive" sites such as train stations and embassies. Another 1,000 will go on street patrols with police. The six-month deployment includes Rome, Naples, Milan and Turin. Some troops will guard migrant holding centres.Meanwhile, in the UK, Scotland Yard has announced that is has disrupted 13 terrorist networks in London in the last financial year. During the 12 month period, there was an average of a suspected terrorist incident in London every other day. There were 181 incidents, slightly up on the previous year's figure of 177 and police took 4,346 calls on the anti-terrorism hotline. The figures were revealed in a document prepared for the Metropolitan Police Authority.
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