The ECB last raised its key rate to 3.75% in March and Trichet's comments after the Bank's last meeting in May that "strong vigilance" was needed to keep inflation under control, were taken as a signal that rates would go up this month.

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Like any incident like this, what we do is take the prudent steps afterward to make sure that we have our vigilance up, that we are taking the appropriate measures so that our security posture is strong, both overseas and here.

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