A stand for a Rome plaque
commemorating slain Christian Democrat statesman Aldo Moro was
defaced overnight with the slogan "death to the police" and two
swastikas, local sources aid.
The plaque stand is in Via Stresa on the outskirts of the
Italian capital.
According to sources, the plaque had been temporarily removed
from the stand to be restored.
Italy has seen an upsurge in neo-Fascist and racist incidents
lately.
Moro, a former premier, was assassinated by the Red Brigades
leftist terrorists in 1978.
The relatives of his bodyguards slain when he was abducted
called the defacing of the plaque "a shameful act".
"It is an insult for the many servants of the State who lost
their lives to uphold democracy in this country," they said via
their lawyer.
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