{"id":168778,"date":"2010-01-09T05:05:29","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T10:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/2010\/01\/09\/immigrants-riot-in-italy-amid-racial-unrest.html"},"modified":"2010-01-09T05:05:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-09T10:05:29","slug":"immigrants-riot-in-italy-amid-racial-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/168778","title":{"rendered":"Immigrants riot in Italy amid racial unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reuters<\/a>
\nFriday, January 8th, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n

Thousands of immigrants protested against racism in a
\nsouthern Italian town on Friday, after a night of rioting sparked by an
\nattack on African farm workers by a gang of white youths.<\/p>\n

In one of Italy\u2019s worst episodes of racial unrest in years,
\ndozens of Africans in Rosarno, in the Calabria region, smashed car
\nwindows with steel bars and stones and set cars and rubbish bins on
\nfire late into Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Police said at least one car was attacked while passengers were inside \u2014 several of whom were injured.<\/p>\n

The immigrants, who also blocked a road, clashed with police in riot
\ngear. Police said 7 immigrants were arrested. Thirty-two people,
\nincluding 18 policemen, were injured.<\/p>\n

Full article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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