A migrant from Guinea who tried to
stab a policeman near Milan's central rail station Monday was
released from arrest Wednesday.
Saidou Mamoud Diallo, 31, will now be dealt with by the Milan
police immigration office, which may decide to deport him.
The decision was taken by a preliminary investigations judge,
who said "these are not crimes for which jail is envisaged".
Diallo's intended victim, who was protected by his
bullet-proof vest, sustained a slight wound.
Diallo, who had a record for violence, threats and resisting
arrest, had previously been reported for trying to get on a
tourist coach armed with a knife.
He had been served an order of expulsion from Italy, issued
in Sondrio on July 4.
The incident spurred anti-immigrant Northern League MP Paolo
Grimoldi to call for "mass expulsions" of migrants.
"Is (Interior Minister Marco) Minniti going to wake up or is
he going to wait for a dead body?" he asked.
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said "controls are the only answer
to these problems".
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