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<p><strong>Related to: <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/vik-a-friend-a-brother-a-humanist/" target="_blank">Vittorio Arrigoni: a Friend, a Brother, a Humanist </a></strong></p>
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<p>Maan News Agency | Sept 8, 2011</p>
<p>GAZA CITY (Ma’an) &#8212; The first session of a trial to sentence the murderers of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni is due to start on Thursday in a Gaza court.</p>
<p>The Italian activist and journalist was murdered after being kidnapped by a group that identified itself as Salafist, on April 15, 2011.</p>
<p>He was found hanged in a house northwest of Gaza City.</p>
<p>Hamas security forces were able to find the group responsible for the murder in An-Nuseirat refugee camp, three days after the murder.</p>
<p>Clashes erupted between the group and Hamas forces killing two of the accused murderers. A third was injured and a fourth detained.</p>
<p>President Abbas condemned the murder of Arrigoni as a &#8220;grotesque and disgraceful crime.&#8221;</p>
<p>News of the Italian activist&#8217;s murder was greeted with widespread condemnation, and demonstrations and vigils were held across the West Bank in his memory.</p>
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