Post by mouse on Oct 20, 2016 8:59:15 GMT -5
Mass migrant brawl breaks out in city centre
dubbed the 'Wild West'
BRAWLING migrants brought a city centre station to a stand-still in scenes described as the ‘Wild West’.
The Central Train Station in Milan has been home to dozens of migrants who have taken up residence there.
A permanent camp has been set up in the station for the past couple of months.
But tensions boiled over on Wednesday afternoon when a mass fight broke out among the migrants.
Witnesses reported seeing no police whatsoever to quell the brawl.
Luca Lepore, municipal councillor for the City Hall, posted online: “Scenes from the Wild West. No presence of police, all left to chance.
"The square was deserted, this is a model example, a demonstration that Milan is left to itself.
“The central station is a hub. Is it possible that there is not even one police officer here by chance?"
Shocking footage, shot by Mr Lepore who witnessed a clash between some 30 migrants, emerged just after the scrap.
He captured the aftermath of the town square, which is filled with groups of people and tensions boil as the crowd jostles and scuffles.
Mr Lepore said: "Images that speak for themselves.”
The clip ends with several migrants chasing a man on a bike as he tries to flee the scene, cycling into oncoming traffic.
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dubbed the 'Wild West'
BRAWLING migrants brought a city centre station to a stand-still in scenes described as the ‘Wild West’.
The Central Train Station in Milan has been home to dozens of migrants who have taken up residence there.
A permanent camp has been set up in the station for the past couple of months.
But tensions boiled over on Wednesday afternoon when a mass fight broke out among the migrants.
Witnesses reported seeing no police whatsoever to quell the brawl.
Luca Lepore, municipal councillor for the City Hall, posted online: “Scenes from the Wild West. No presence of police, all left to chance.
"The square was deserted, this is a model example, a demonstration that Milan is left to itself.
“The central station is a hub. Is it possible that there is not even one police officer here by chance?"
Shocking footage, shot by Mr Lepore who witnessed a clash between some 30 migrants, emerged just after the scrap.
He captured the aftermath of the town square, which is filled with groups of people and tensions boil as the crowd jostles and scuffles.
Mr Lepore said: "Images that speak for themselves.”
The clip ends with several migrants chasing a man on a bike as he tries to flee the scene, cycling into oncoming traffic.
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