Silvia Romano frees, Milan awaits the return of ‘his’ volunteer – Chronicle

Milan, May 9, 2020 – Silvia Rormano it’s back free. The news, announced headlong by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, has brought joy and relief throughout Italy, and in particular to Milan, the city of 23 years cooperating that had been seized in November 2018 in Kenya “Let me breathe, I have yet to realize, I have to endure the shock: until I hear my daughter’s voice, it is not 100% true for me,” she said vehemently to Ansa. Enzo Romano, dad by Silvia Contacted by Agi, the mother, Francesca Fumagalli, instead she said: “I am very happy, dazed, I did not expect it”.

The young cooperative of the non-profit organization ‘Africa Milele’ had been kidnapped on November 20, 2018 in Kenya in the town of Chakama, 80 kilometers from Malindi. As reconstructed by the Prosecutor of Rome and by the Carabineros del Ros, it was captive in somalia by men close to jihadist group al-Shabaab, the Somali organization affiliated with Al Qaeda and considered a “political hostage”. Loperation of the Aise (the Italian secret services abroad), led by General Luciano Carta, which led to the release of Silvia Romano, was carried out in collaboration with Turkish and Somali services And it is taken last night The volunteer is now safe in the UN compound for Mogadishu, capital of Somalia. its return to Italy is planned to morning, when at 2 o’clock in the afternoon you should land at the Roman airport of Ciampino. For that hour, I Sentinels of Milan I invite everyone to meet “at the windows to welcome Silvia with big applause”

Among the many, many messages of love for Silvia Romano, also that of mayor of Milan, Beppe Sala who confided his thoughts to a Facebook post. “Our fellow citizen Silvia Romano is free! At such a difficult time, he wrote, this news is even more extraordinary. I only have I felt his family and I transmitted the affection and joy of the Milanese. Thank you to those who worked silently to bring her home. “

The Lombard Governor Attilio Fontana He talks about “excellent news” and adds: “In expressing great satisfaction, I send you a symbolic hug on behalf of all the Lombards. And I extend a well-deserved thanks to all those who have contributed to achieving this important result. ”

The news of the launch of Silvia Romano was celebrated in his neighborhood, the casoretto a eastern suburbs of Milan, where the girl lives with her mother. From the balconies and windows of his condo and from the adjacent houses, dozens and dozens of people looked out and it is matches the music: some songs loved by the girl and then the national anthem sung by everyone present. Someone stopped in the street below the door but without any private meeting.