Man who slapped kissing couple in Rome was not Malaysian


PETALING JAYA: Italian authorities have confirmed with the Malaysian embassy in Rome that the man detained for allegedly attacking a couple in the Italian capital was not Malaysian.

The man was accused of attacking a man and a woman who were holding hands and kissing near an Islamic centre in Rome’s Esquilino quarter.

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