It-Alert in Rome, makes cell phones ring and scares everyone. The message: 'St Peter's Square closed from 17'

The Civil Protection sent, through the national alarm system, the communication about the closure of the square for the last farewell to Pope Francis

The It-Alert sent to mobile phones all over Rome frightened citizens who received the message from the National Civil Protection at 13:10 p.m. The protest is raging on social media with...

The protest is raging on social media with many users who consider the use of the system excessive - planned for serious emergencies (ANSA)

The cell phones inside the Great Ring Road in Rome rang in unison at 13.11 on Friday, April 25. Not to warn of an imminent danger but to let it be known that St. Peter's Square will close at 17, while the Basilica, where thousands of faithful have arrived these days for their last farewell to Pope Francis, at 18. The It-Alert message, sent by the National Civil Protection Department, affected all those who were inside the GRA at that time and wa…

A sudden alarm on smartphones, accompanied by a loud sound. It was sent by the civil protection to Rome shortly after 1pm today, April 25, save...

Italian Civil Protection launched an alert on all mobile phones in Rome this Friday to warn that St. Peter's Square of the Vatican will be closed this afternoon to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis. The warning, also sound, appeared on mobile phones using the IT-alert system, used in emergencies.The Basilica of St.Peter hosts until this afternoon the burning chapel of Pope Francis - for which more than 150,000 people have already passed - …