Bomb in mail on poll eve
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March 28, 2010, Sunday
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AN Italian postal worker suffered burns to his hands and face yesterday when a letter bomb sent to the Northern League party exploded on the eve of regional elections likely to boost the anti-immigrant movement.
Police in Milan said the device that went off at a sorting office in the northern city was addressed to the offices of the Northern League and "was probably sent by an anarchist group," without giving more details.
Ansa news agency said police found a note accompanying the package that named Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, a Northern League member who has pushed through tough laws cracking down on illegal immigrants.
The Northern League, founded to win the independence of the northern region it calls "Padania," is a coalition ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom but it could outperform the larger center-right party in elections today and Monday.
With 13 of Italy's 20 regions up for grabs, and 40 million people eligible to vote, the vote is a major test for 73-year-old Berlusconi nearly two years into his third term.
The Northern League looks likely to boost its power in the ruling center-right by gaining ground in the rich north.
Polls suggest it could win the top job in the Veneto region and possibly Piedmont.
Police in Milan said the device that went off at a sorting office in the northern city was addressed to the offices of the Northern League and "was probably sent by an anarchist group," without giving more details.
Ansa news agency said police found a note accompanying the package that named Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, a Northern League member who has pushed through tough laws cracking down on illegal immigrants.
The Northern League, founded to win the independence of the northern region it calls "Padania," is a coalition ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom but it could outperform the larger center-right party in elections today and Monday.
With 13 of Italy's 20 regions up for grabs, and 40 million people eligible to vote, the vote is a major test for 73-year-old Berlusconi nearly two years into his third term.
The Northern League looks likely to boost its power in the ruling center-right by gaining ground in the rich north.
Polls suggest it could win the top job in the Veneto region and possibly Piedmont.
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