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A funeral is set for an American woman murdered in her Florence apartment, and Italian police arrest a Senegalese illegal immigrant in her killing, in a case that could stoke tensions in Italy over illegal immigration. Mana Rabiee reports.
Family and friends of Ashley Olsen, the American woman slain in her Florence apartment, allegedly by a Senegalese illegal immigrant, arrive for her funeral. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Over 1,000 Muslims gathered to honour Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee and his associate Thara Uddin at their funeral in New York City on Monday, after the two were killed in Queens in what many in the city's Muslim community believe to be a hate crime. Following the funeral, the mourners marched through Queens, holding placards reading 'We want justice' and 'Stop Hate Crimes'.
A 27-year-old Senegalese suspect who was detained in connection to the murder of American woman Ashley Olsen in Florence told police he pushed her after a fight, Italian television station TGCOM24 reported on Thursday.
Italian police launch a murder investigation after an American woman is reportedly found dead in her Florence apartment with bruises to her neck. Jillian Kitchener reports.