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Driver opens fire on African migrants in Italian city of Macerata Driver opens fire on African migrants in Italian city of Macerata
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At least six people are said to have been shot in attack described as racially motivatedAt least six people are said to have been shot in attack described as racially motivated
Reuters Damien Gayle and agencies
Sat 3 Feb 2018 13.06 GMT Sat 3 Feb 2018 14.11 GMT
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A man has opened fire on pedestrians in the Italian city of Macerata, injuring several African migrants in an attack that police said appeared to be racially motivated.A man has opened fire on pedestrians in the Italian city of Macerata, injuring several African migrants in an attack that police said appeared to be racially motivated.
Local media reported that at least six migrants, five men and a woman, had been shot by a man driving and firing from his car window.Local media reported that at least six migrants, five men and a woman, had been shot by a man driving and firing from his car window.
Police told residents to stay out of the way and avoid open places before announcing that a man had been arrested.Police told residents to stay out of the way and avoid open places before announcing that a man had been arrested.
The state broadcaster Rai said the suspect was a white Italian man who came from Macerata. The state broadcaster, Rai, said the suspect was a 28-year-old white Italian man from Macerata. Police later published a photo of him, with an Italian flag draped over his shoulders, being taken away by armed officers.
Corriere della Sera reported that a man had fired from a car window at two young African migrants shortly after 11am local time, wounding one. A short while later two other migrants, including a woman, were shot. Corriere della Sera reported that a man had fired from a car window at two young African people shortly after 11am local time, wounding one. A short while later two other people, including a woman, were shot.
It was not immediately clear how serious their injuries were. By the afternoon the tally of victims had risen to six, with one suffering life-threatening injuries, according to the city’s mayor, Romano Carancini.
The shootings happened days after the dismembered body of an 18-year-old Italian woman, Pamela Mastropietro, was discovered in two suitcases near Macerata, in the Marche region around the city, about 125 miles (200km) north-east of Rome.The shootings happened days after the dismembered body of an 18-year-old Italian woman, Pamela Mastropietro, was discovered in two suitcases near Macerata, in the Marche region around the city, about 125 miles (200km) north-east of Rome.
A 29-year-old Nigerian has been arrested in connection with the woman’s death. A 29-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested in connection with the woman’s death.
Rightwing politicians campaigning before national elections on 4 March leapt on Mastropietro’s gruesome death to promote their anti-migrant message.Rightwing politicians campaigning before national elections on 4 March leapt on Mastropietro’s gruesome death to promote their anti-migrant message.
A preliminary postmortem was unable to establish the cause of her death. The suspect, who was denied asylum last year but has remained in Italy, has refused to talk to police.A preliminary postmortem was unable to establish the cause of her death. The suspect, who was denied asylum last year but has remained in Italy, has refused to talk to police.
“What was this worm still doing in Italy?” Matteo Salvini, the head of the far-right Northern League, wrote on Facebook, accusing the centre-left government of responsibility for Mastropietro’s death for allowing migrants to stay in the country. “The left has blood on its hands.”“What was this worm still doing in Italy?” Matteo Salvini, the head of the far-right Northern League, wrote on Facebook, accusing the centre-left government of responsibility for Mastropietro’s death for allowing migrants to stay in the country. “The left has blood on its hands.”
Magistrates say witnesses saw the suspect carrying the suitcases that were later found to contain the teenager’s body. They also found blood-stained clothes and knives in his possession.
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