(ANSA)- Rome, September 2 - Mourners in Sicily continued
Wednesday to pay their last respects to a married couple
murdered during an attempted burglary of their home on August
30.
An 18-year-old Ivorian immigrant and resident of a shelter
for asylum seekers is under investigation for the double murder.
"Facing hardline issues of responsibility and seriousness,
he who makes a mistake must pay fully, up to the last day,"
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi told the radio station RTL 102.5 on
Wednesday, making reference to crimes implicating immigrants
that recently have made headlines in Italy.
Renzi also warned that the threat of "terrorism should not
be underestimated" regarding illegal immigrants flocking to
Europe.
Investigators say Vincenzo Solano, 68, and Mercedes Ibanez,
70, were killed in their house in Palagonia, a town in
southeastern Sicily, when an intruder attempted to rob them.
The wake has been organised in the town hall and a prayer
vigil held in the local parishes. The funeral will be held at
5:00pm and presided over by the bishop of the town of
Caltagirone, Monsignor Calogero Peri.
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