Organisers agree to close Monte Cassino 'Santa village
INSIDER NEWSDESK
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18 December 2015
Monte Cassino
CASSINO - Organisers of the tacky 'Santa's village' at the Monte Cassino battlefield site bowed to growing pressure Friday and said they will close the project on Monday.
The decision came after a week of protests including a sharp note by the Polish Embassy to the Italian Foreign ministry.
Local heritage groups hailed the decision as a victory but said they would be vigilant and seek to prevent the battlefield being 'desecrated' by other commercial projects in the future.
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