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Italy: Unrest in Bologna After Death of Moroccan Man During Arrest

Italy: Unrest in Bologna After Death of Moroccan Man During Arrest

Italy: Unrest in Bologna After Death of Moroccan Man During Arrest
Above: People gather during a demonstration to demand justice for Abderrahim Fakir in Naples, Italy, on July 21. Image credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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Fakir cried for help repeatedly while pinned face down by officers, and that should have been a clear warning that something was going dangerously wrong. The video evidence and witness accounts make it impossible to dismiss this as routine policing. The rise of anti-migrant sentiment in Italy is extremely dangerous.

Backing a protest before investigators establish the facts is exactly the kind of political irresponsibility that turns grief into violence. Rioters hurled concrete, set a city vehicle on fire, and injured sixseveral officers — chaos enabled by elected officials who had prematurely inflamed tensions. Even the Fakir family's own lawyer condemned the rioting.

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