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Saturday 30 January 2016
European far-right, nationalist parties meet in Milan
COLLEEN BARRY that sovereignty over such French far right leader Marine Le Pen speaks at the press conference of the second day of a 2-day
Associated Press policies must be restored convention of European nationalists, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.
MILAN (AP) — Sharing the to nations. They cited both
stage with leaders of oth- the threat of terrorism and (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
er European populist par- the strain on budgets.
ties, French far-right leader Outside, several hundred
Marine Le Pen said Friday students peacefully pro-
that Europe’s nationalist tested the presence of
parties are ready to step a gathering they saw as
in and clean up when Eu- racist.“European structures
ropean structures fail under that were poorly construct-
current immigration and ed are crumbling every-
monetary policies. Le Pen where,” Le Pen said. “But
spoke at the end of the I have to say to European
first meeting of the Europe citizens that they have
of Nations and Freedom nothing to fear in the end
group within the Europe- of this ancient world. To the
an Parliament, which was contrary, they can hope
formed last summer. The for the return of the nations
36-member parliamentary and their freedom.”
group is the smallest in the Also attending the Milan
European Parliament, but event Thursday and Friday
includes some parties gain- were leaders of national-
ing strength in the polls in ist parties from the United
their home countries. Kingdom, Belgium, Poland,
At a news conference, Le Romania, and the Czech
Pen along with populist Republic.
leaders from host Italy, the Le Pen said the parties
Netherlands and Austria represented on the stage
expressed their common in Milan “are part of the
view that Europe’s borders future” and expressed a
must be closed to mass conviction that they won’t
migration from the Middle always be relegated to the
East and Africa and said opposition.q
Attack on Shiite mosque in
eastern Saudi Arabia kills 3
A. AL-SHIHRI his explosives, while the
Associated Press other opened fire, the Inte-
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) rior Ministry said in a state-
— Two gunmen wearing ment carried by the state-
suicide bomb belts at- run Saudi Press Agency.
tacked a Shiite mosque in The other attacker was
eastern Saudi Arabia dur- stopped by worshippers
ing Friday prayers, an as- from blowing himself up, it
sault that killed at least said.
three people and one The dead included two
bomber and wounded 18, security officers and a ci-
authorities said. vilian, as well as a suicide
The attack struck the Imam bomber, authorities said.
Reda Mosque in the neigh- In the attack’s chaotic af-
borhood of Mahasen, an termath, Saudi police fired
area popular with Shiite assault rifles into the air to
workers of the state-run drive away an angry mob
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the that surrounded a police
world’s largest oil-produc- car holding a suspected
ing firm. attacker, according to vid-
One attacker detonated eo shot from the scene.q
