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Italian train allowed to leave (repost from prague imc)

raf | 24.09.2000 22:13 | Prague/IMF/WB | Globalisation | World

The Italian train has been allowed to come to Prague. The news was announced at a sit-in at Karlov-bridge, on Sunday-evening around 8:30 PM.

The Italian train blocked at the Czech border has been allowed to ride. The news has been announced, around 8:30 PM on Sunday-evening, at a sit-in of some 80 people, mainly from Italy, at the Karlov-bridge in Prague. The train should be coming into Prague-station somewhere this night. It carries over 1000 people that want to join the Prague protests against the annual meeting of IMF and Worldbank.
Those who took part in the sit-in at the Karlov-bridge, firmly demanded free access for al their compatriots on the train to Czech territory. But this demand has not been totally fulfilled.
Four passengers, considered Persona Non Grata by the Tchech government, had to stay behind at the border. They agreed to do so after a discussion at a general assembly of all the train passengers. These 4 are under the responsibility of diplomats of the Prague Italian embassy.
Nevertheless, those who took part in the sit-in in Prague thought the solution to be a political victory. The main thing, they said, is that another 1000 people are going to arrive in Prague for the S26 day of action on Tuesday.

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