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Italy: Tensions run high as refugees denounce killing of mentally ill migrant
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09.06.2016
Tensions ran high as refugees took to the streets of San Ferdinando in the southern Italian region of Calabria, Thursday, to protest against police brutality and denounce the killing of a mentally unstable migrant by an Italian Carabinieri officer the day before.
The refugees marched through the city while holding banners reading "Fuck you carabinieri" and "End police brutality."
On June 8, a Carabinieri officer shot dead a mentally unstable migrant after he allegedly attempted to stab the officer at a seasonal workers camp in San Ferdinando near Rosarno. Law enforcement quickly put the site on lockdown following the event.
The migrant reportedly became violent during a psychotic episode at the makeshift camp, according to police. After he allegedly stole something from a fellow resident in the camp, a fight broke out, with two police officers intervening. As back up arrived, the man reportedly lashed out at one of the officers with a knife. The police officer responded by shooting the man in the chest, killing him.
Non-governmental organisations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), have repeatedly criticised the poor living conditions at migrant workers camps around Rosarno. MSF have described the makeshift tent sites for seasonal workers as being more poorly equipped that emergency refugee camps in Sub Saharan Africa.
The refugees marched through the city while holding banners reading "Fuck you carabinieri" and "End police brutality."
On June 8, a Carabinieri officer shot dead a mentally unstable migrant after he allegedly attempted to stab the officer at a seasonal workers camp in San Ferdinando near Rosarno. Law enforcement quickly put the site on lockdown following the event.
The migrant reportedly became violent during a psychotic episode at the makeshift camp, according to police. After he allegedly stole something from a fellow resident in the camp, a fight broke out, with two police officers intervening. As back up arrived, the man reportedly lashed out at one of the officers with a knife. The police officer responded by shooting the man in the chest, killing him.
Non-governmental organisations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), have repeatedly criticised the poor living conditions at migrant workers camps around Rosarno. MSF have described the makeshift tent sites for seasonal workers as being more poorly equipped that emergency refugee camps in Sub Saharan Africa.
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