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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 motivated | At least six people are said to have been shot in attack described as racially motivated |
| Damien Gayle and agencies | Damien Gayle and agencies |
| Sat 3 Feb 2018 14.11 GMT | Sat 3 Feb 2018 14.11 GMT |
| First published on Sat 3 Feb 2018 13.06 GMT | First published on Sat 3 Feb 2018 13.06 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 suspect was later named as Luca Traini, a 28-year-old white Italian man from Macerata. Police 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 people shortly after 11am local time, wounding one. A short while later two other people, 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. |
| 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. | 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 man 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.” |
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