Pro-Pal march: 1,600 checked, 19 to police station

With major security measures in place
in Rome on the day of a banned pro-Palestine march, so far some
1,600 people have been checked and 19 of them have been taken to
the police station to assess their position for the purpose of a
possible order to leave the Italian capital, sources said
Saturday.

   
There are fears that extremists may be trying to infiltrate the
march, which has gone ahead despite a public order ban.

   
The march comes two days before Monday's anniversary of the
October 7, 2023 unprecedented attack by Hamas militants on
Israel which killed 1,200 and took 250 or so hostages, about 100
of whom are still believed to be alive in Gazan tunnels after
many deaths and some releases.

   
The Israeli reprisal, Hamas says, has killed nearly 42,000
civilians including many women and children.

   

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