Protests over Italian landfill continue

Protesters hurled rocks, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at police over a controversial construction of a new landfill and an existing one near Naples. The protesters said the landfill poses an environmental and health hazard. The chief of Italy's civil protection agency, was named by the government to deal with the issue. He told reporters that the government would put the second landfill on hold and the current landfill will be analyzed for any dangers to people or natural resources. But protesters were wary of the government's word, and continued their demonstration. Some 500 protesters were blocking the road that leads to the landfill. The prime minister has stated that the current landfill poses no risk to the resisdents but the people are skeptical,"We are going to continue these battles and I believe that we'll obtain what we want."

By Alicia Panczyk