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Two Men at Vatican Threaten To Set Themselves on Fire. by Reuters 2/11/14 - VATICAN CITY - Two men who had threatened to set themselves on fire in St. Peter's Square to protest Italy's economic slump …More
Two Men at Vatican Threaten To Set Themselves on Fire.

by Reuters 2/11/14 - VATICAN CITY - Two men who had threatened to set themselves on fire in St. Peter's Square to protest Italy's economic slump were taken away by police on Tuesday.
The men held plastic bottles and lighters and roared angry criticism of the Italian government for about two hours before the police moved in. Firefighters and police had cornered them off from a crowd of onlookers.
The two men were part of a small group protesting against Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta's government and a political class they see as living luxuriously while ordinary people struggle in an economy that has not grown since mid-2011.
"Hunger strike, Italian man with a family asks for asylum. Help me (Pope) Francis," read a sign one of the men wore around his neck.