Refugees in Rome protest eviction, seek help from city hall

Refugees sit on a kerb next to a police van, after being forcibly removed from a building where they had been living, in central Rome, Italy, August 20, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - Dozens of refugees on Monday protested their eviction from a central Rome office building where they had been squatting for years in the latest example of tension as authorities deal with an influx of migrants.

Some 800 people lived in the six-storey building a block from the capital's main train station for five years until they were booted out by police early on Saturday. They have since camped outside hoping the city will find them a new home.