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Italy suspends open border with Slovenia, citing increased terror threat as Mideast violence spikes

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Italy suspends open border with Slovenia, citing increased terror threat as Mideast violence spikes (AP News, 18 October 2023) LINK 

FILE - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives at the Europe Summit in Granada, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government said authorities in the northeastern border region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia had identified 16,000 people so far this year who had entered Italy illegally. Italy on Wednesday suspended an open-border agreement with neighboring Slovenia citing an increased threat of terrorism in Europe due to Middle East violence. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)