L'Aquila residents to get Obama furniture

Published: July 12, 2009 at 1:04 AM
The G8 Summit Ends in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 12 (UPI) -- Furniture used by Group of Eight leaders at the summit in L'Aquila, Italy, will go to residents displaced by April's earthquake, Italian officials said.

Civil Defense chief Guido Bertolaso told the Italian news agency ANSA new beds and other furniture will be donated.

Italy moved the G8 summit to L'Aquila from Sardinia where it was originally scheduled. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he moved the summit to keep the spotlight on L'Aquila.

Almost as soon as the summit ended, officials opened the old police barracks used by the G8 leaders to curious residents and tourists. Hundreds were interested in seeing the bedroom used by President Barack Obama, as well as the temporary basketball court installed especially for him, officials said.

Some people still living in a tent camp since the earthquake were angry at the comparatively luxurious lodgings created for the leaders, the report said.

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