New computers for looted quake town

(supersedes previous)(ANSA) - Rome, September 28 - Education Minister Stefania Giannini said Wednesday she will make sure students in the earthquake-stricken town of Acquasanta Terme get new computers as soon as possible after theirs were stolen in what she said was an act of "shameful looting".
    Thieves stole computers overnight from a middle school opened September 14 as the first tangible sign of the rebirth of the Marche village after a devastating August 24 earthquake in central Italy, Mayor Sante Stangoni said earlier in the day. "I am indignant at this act of despicable looting," he said. "We're struggling not to let the village die, we're doing everything every day, then you have people in Italy like this, who have no shame...". The earthquake flattened villages in Lazio and Marche and killed 298 people. The quake left thousands homeless and caused billions in damage, including in the adjoining regions of Umbria and Abruzzo.
    "I activated the ministry task force in charge of the quake zone so that the kids will get new computers as soon as possible, thanks to the donations we've been getting," Giannini said.
    "Many have already offered to help - we will make the most of this generosity, so that we can restore what has been taken away from the students of Acquasanta Terme," she concluded.