Traditional celebrations for the
feast of St John the Baptist, patron saint of Turin, will go
ahead Saturday despite the June 3 stampede in Piazza San carlo
by Juve fans watching the Champions League final 4-1 defeat to
Real Madrid in which a woman, Erika Pioletti, was killed and
1,500 people injured, the public safety and order committee
decided Monday.
The celebrations will include fireworks in PIazza Vittorio,
it said.
The Piazza San Carlo stampede started when a loud noise was
heard snd people starting running pell-mell, fearing a terror
attack.
A young Chinese boy, Kelvin, was among those most seriously
hurt but is now on the mend.
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