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| U.S. Ambassador Faced Protests in Italian Protest | |
| 2007-01-11 | |
| ROME (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to Italy faced loud protests when he traveled to Vicenza to discuss a planned expansion of the American military base there, police said Wednesday. Ambassador Ronald P. Spogli was meeting with the city's mayor Tuesday when about 20 protesters surrounded his car in an attempt to prevent him from leaving. Police intervened and the protesters were forced to leave. ``We had to lift them and carry them out of the way,'' said Eduardo Cuozzo, a deputy police chief in Vicenza. The planned expansion at a nearby civilian and military airport has fueled several protests. Last month, thousands of people marched through Vicenza.
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| Posted by:Steve White |