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February 21, 2020 Robbery and injuries, exacerbated by racial hatred. 11 people were arrested in Palermo by the State Police who are allegedly responsible for a racially motivated raid against some Bengali citizens. The episode dates back to a few months ago, when a gang of young people, armed with baseball bats and chairs, broke into a market in Via Casella and attacked the owner, a Bangladeshi citizen and his customers, his compatriots.

The order of the precautionary measure of house arrest was issued by the magistrate of Palermo, for the crimes of robbery and injuries, aggravated by racial hatred.

The victims were targeted by kicks and punches and one of them, dragged to the back of the shop and beaten up, suffered the robbery of the ring she wore on her finger. Investigations found that the punitive expedition would take place against a Bengali citizen, caught on the streets in an attitude deemed "inappropriate" and that for this reason he had been heavily reproached. The man was attacked with kicks and punches, topped with racial expressions and epithets.