Tuesday, March 15, 2011

French Far-right Leader Visits Lampedusa

Just weeks into her new job but France's far right leader was heckled during a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa. 
Marie Le Pen arrived there to visit a centre for illegal migrants. Nearly 9,000 people have arrived on the island since January, many fleeing unrest North Africa. 
Al Jazeera's Shamim Chowdhury reports


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