>>A day earlier Italy’s foreign minister said his European counterparts must respond clearly and forcefully at an upcoming meeting to attacks against and discrimination of Christians throughout the world.

Speaking after the Alexandria bombing, Frattini said it "tragically confirms that religious intolerance, above all against Christians, has taken on an intensity and dimension that is very serious and alarming and absolutely unacceptable".

"The moment for a powerful and clear political response by all governments that cherish human rights of which religious freedom is a basic part has come," he said in a statement.

Frattini said the "European Union must be at the frontline in this battle."

"This is what Italy is asking of the EU," he added.<<

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