Violence broke out between police and immigrants fleeing an overcrowded holding centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Officers in riot gear used clubs against detained refugees making a break for freedom. The island has been overwhelmed by more than 40 thousand Tunisians and Lybians fleeing unrest back home.
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