Posted AT 11:18 AM EDT on 08/01/08
Rage in Naples over garbage
NAPLES — Prime Minister Romano Prodi gave Italy's former police chief four months to clean up a garbage crisis in Naples where tonnes of rotting rubbish sparked clashes between police and residents on Tuesday.
A neighbourhood on the outskirts of Italy's third largest city has been sealed off since Saturday by protesters trying to stop truckloads of garbage being brought in for dumping. Police fired tear gas overnight to disperse protesters.
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