A mannequin of teen Swedish
climate crisis activist Greta Thunberg was found hanging from a
Rome bridge on Monday.
The mannequin was hanging from a rope from the bridge in Via
Isacco Newton.
The mannequin, with Thunberg's pigtails and rain jacket, bore
a placard saying "Great is your god".
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggio, of the ruling anti-establishment
5-Star Movement (M5S), said the episode was "shameful".
Nicola Zingaretti, leader of the ruling centre-left
Democratic Party (PD), said "we condemn this macabre violence
against Greta".
The PD said "this is an offence against millions of young
people".
Environment Minister Sergio Costa, of the M5S, said "this act
will not intimidate us" in seeking ways to mitigate climate
change.
The Italian chapter of the World Wide Fund for Nature said
the mannequin was an "incitement to hatred".
A group calling itself the "Bright Ones" claimed
responsibility for the incident on Facebook saying "we hanged
Greta Thunberg in Rome. The mannequin has her face and even her
pigtails. Other action will follow".
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