Pope 'close' to people hit by new quakes (2)

(ANSA) - Vatican City, October 27 - Pope Francis used the Italian-language papal Twitter account on Thursday to express his solidarity with the people affected by the new earthquake in central Italy. "I am close with prayer to the people hit by the new earthquake in central Italy," the pope said via the @Pontifex_it account.
    Earlier this month the pope visited villages devastated by the August 24 6.0-magnitude quake that left almost 300 dead.
    "I didn't come before to avoid creating problems, given your condition," the pope told people in Amatrice. "I didn't want to be a nuisance".