A 26-year-old Gambian
man died overnight when a fire broke out in a shack in a
shanty-town migrant 'ghetto' at Borgo Mezzanone, near the
southern city of Foggia.
The man's charred body was found after firefighters put out
the blaze.
Until recently he was a resident at the CARA reception centre
for asylum seekers at Borgo Mezzanone, but his request for
asylum was rejected a few months ago.
There have been several similar cases of migrants dying in
fires at such camps.
Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said
Friday that the latest death vindicated his policy of clearing
illegal camps and phasing out the CARA centres.
"This tragedy confirms that the big settlements of
foreigners, both legal and illegal ones, which we inherited from
the (previous governments of the) left, are a problem," he said.
"It is our duty to restore security, law and order by
continuing with the checks, the clearances and the gradual
emptying of them".
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