A Roman Catholic priest was beaten
up in central Bologna on Friday.
Police chaplain Father Domenico Vittorini, prior of the basilica
of San Giacomo, was attacked near his church and soup kitchen in
the university area of the Emilian capital.
An Albanian man with a criminal record and a history of being
sectioned for mental health issues first argued with the cleric
and then punched him several times, local sources said.
The 35-year-old has been taken to the police station where his
position is being weighed, the sources said.
Father Vittorini, 54, was taken to hospital for tests.
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