Thursday, March 15, 2012

Berlusconi lauds Italian diplomat killed in Kabul

Premier Silvio Berlusconi hailed the Italian diplomat killed Friday in suicide attacks in Afghanistan as a faithful servant to the government who died doing his job.

The premier identified the slain diplomat as Pietro Antonio Colazzo.

Kabul Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahman told reporters in the Afghan capital that Colazzo died a hero, phoning in tips to police about where the suicide bombers were located in a hotel frequented by foreigners.

"He was killed by the terrorists who realized that he was passing information to police forces," Rahman said. "He was in a room right behind the attackers and he could see where they were and …

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