Toting automatic weapons, Italian troops in body armor were deployed Monday in major cities in the newest program which Berlusconi is calling "urban crime patrols".
Several hundred soldiers were deployed, with 3000 more scheduled in the next 6 months. Government officials have said that the number of soldiers involved could reach 30,000.
Berlusconi announced that this action is part of his pledged "crackdown on immigrants and Gypsies".
2 comments:
The "clean ups" remind me of what they are doing to homeless people in Seattle when they rip up their tents and ruin their few survival belongings! Thanks for bringing to light what is going on out of the public eye.
Sue
Yeah, and they're still doing it.
You're a good one Sue. Thanks for checking out the blog.
Morgan
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