| ricardo dominguez on Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:16:01 +0200 (CEST) |
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| [Nettime-bold] Protester Shot by Italian Paramilitary, Run Over in Genoa Riot |
Friday July 20 11:47 AM ET Protester Shot, Run Over in Genoa Riot GENOA (Reuters) - A protester was shot in the head on Friday by an Italian paramilitary trooper and run over by a security van while a big power summit was under way in Genoa, a witness said. A Reuters photographer saw a group of demonstrators attack a Carabinieri van with stones. A protester was hit in the head by gunfire from the van after throwing a fire extinguisher at the vehicle. The demonstrator fell to the ground and then was run over by a Carabinieri jeep, the photographer said. It was not known whether he had died. The incident occurred amid rioting in the Mediterranean port city on the first day of a three-day Group of Eight summit. via Reclaim the Streets NYC - http://www.rtsnyc.org _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list [email protected] http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold