Italian man dies of heart attack as car rams sit-in

Naples, Feb 2 (IANS/AKI) A man taking part in protests outside the Campania regional schools offices in Naples died of a heart attack on Thursday after he tried to pursue a car that rammed into two other workers at the sit-in.

The unnamed 62-year-old school worker from the Campania town of Pozzuoli, died in hospital.

Two protesters were dragged several metres by the car and suffered abrasions.

Police were studying security camera footage and interviewing witnesses to try and trace the car and its driver.

--IANS/AKI

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