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Murder, malnutrition and mafia: African immigrants speak out against life of fear

Anger over recent spate of brutal killings which has caused riots From Philip Willan in Rome

TWO shocking episodes recently of lethal violence have overturned the conventional equation: immigration plus poverty equals insecurity for the host population, a calculation that contributed to Silvio Berlusconi's crushing election victory last April.