A group of residents and some
shopkeepers in Palermo's high-crime Kalsa quarter on Friday
helped a thief escape from police. The officers were surrounded
by the crowd and the robber managed to make off. An accomplice
was stopped by police and found with a loaded handgun. The
officers fired into the air to disperse the crowd. There have
been similar, isolated incidents over the years in Palermo and
Naples.
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