| ricardo dominguez on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:25:47 +0200 (CEST) |
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| <nettime> 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 # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [email protected] and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected]