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Mayor's Purchase Rejected, Police Evict 400 After Fire

8/9/2026

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Mayor Roberto Gualtieri’s bid to buy Spin Time was rejected, prompting police to clear the centre on July 29 after a fire.
The eviction displaced around 400 residents, with over 200 sleeping in tents, a quarter of whom are children.
The council can relocate residents from Monday while the Brothers of Italy party says a purchase would reward squatting.
Physicist Giorgio Parisi sent a letter urging aid for the camp.

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Mayor Roberto Gualtieri’s bid to buy Spin Time was rejected, prompting police to clear the centre on July 29 after a fire.
The eviction displaced around 400 residents, with over 200 sleeping in tents, a quarter of whom are children.
The council can relocate residents from Monday while the Brothers of Italy party says a purchase would reward squatting.
Physicist Giorgio Parisi sent a letter urging aid for the camp.