National day of mourning in Italy - six troops were killed in Afghanistan

Today, September 21st 2009 is proclaimed national day of mourning in Italy to pay honour to the six yourg men who died last week in Afghanistan during a suicide bomb attack to a NATO convoy. Five of them were belonging to the 186th Folgore parachute regiment while one was in the air force.
This morning the solemn mass was celebrated in Rome at 11 am and to the ceremony participated the high office of State.
Talebans claimed responsibility for the attack. Now Italy is seriously thinking weather is better or not to recall the Italian troops home from Afghanistan.

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