Protesters at Olympics face 'zero tolerance'
"Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, has pledged 'zero tolerance' of protests aimed at disrupting the Winter Olympics, which opened in Turin last night.
After a week in which Olympic torch-bearers ran the gauntlet of demonstrations along the route to the opening ceremony, Mr Berlusconi said Italy was in danger of appearing to be 'the only country in the world that doesn't want the games'.
"On Thursday, he said he was considering issuing a warning of 'drastic measures' if protesters continued disruption. But after a cabinet meeting yesterday, in which he received a 'reassuring' briefing from his interior minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, he adopted a more moderate tone, saying the authorities would pay 'vigilant and careful attention' to what happened in and around Turin."
The Guardian
After a week in which Olympic torch-bearers ran the gauntlet of demonstrations along the route to the opening ceremony, Mr Berlusconi said Italy was in danger of appearing to be 'the only country in the world that doesn't want the games'.
"On Thursday, he said he was considering issuing a warning of 'drastic measures' if protesters continued disruption. But after a cabinet meeting yesterday, in which he received a 'reassuring' briefing from his interior minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, he adopted a more moderate tone, saying the authorities would pay 'vigilant and careful attention' to what happened in and around Turin."
The Guardian
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