Friday, June 10, 2016

Italy: Migrant shot dead after stabbing policeman

(Rosarno) A policeman in Italy has shot dead a migrant who stabbed him during a brawl in an area renowned for tensions between immigrants, locals and police. The fight reportedly broke out after one migrant accused another of trying to steal from him in the vast tent camp in San Ferdinando which sits on the outskirts of the southern city of Rosarno. As two policemen intervened, one of the migrants pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the officers, who shot him.