Naples UNESCO project firm pulls out

(ANSA) - Naples, May 9 - A firm working on a UNESCO project in Naples has pulled out after threats from the local mafia, the Camorra, Il Mattino newspaper reported Thursday.
    The firm was working on the 'restyling' of the iconic Porta Capuana in the heart of Naples.
    It said it had been subjected to two straight days of threats from a protection racket.
    Local merchants and residents protested saying "the State has surrendered and waved the white flag".
    Naples city council said the building site at the city landmark would reopen on Monday.