PCs stolen from quake town school (2)

(ANSA) - Ascoli Piceno, September 28 - Thieves stole computers overnight from a middle school opened September 14 as the first tangible sign of the rebirth of the Marche village of Acquasanta Terme after the devastating August 24 earthquake in central Italy, Mayor Sante Stangoni said Wednesday. He said "I am indignant at this act of despicable looting. We are 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 297 people. Thousands of people were made homeless, also in the adjoining regions of Umbria and Abruzzo.