August 22, 2007
Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6958299.stm
Authorities in Rome have refused to allow a building next to a Catholic church to be converted into a mosque.
The planned mosque, in a densely populated and multi-ethnic quarter in the centre of the Italian capital, was supposed to open next month.
Municipal police said the community of Bengali Muslims who were carrying out the building works did not have the necessary permit.
Local right-wing politicians have applauded the police action.