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Police crack down on Scientologists

Title: Police crack down on Scientologists
Date: Saturday, 6 December 1986
Publisher: Associated Press
Main source: cs.cmu.edu

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Authorities said Saturday they closed all 16 Italian offices of the Church of Scientology and seized books, documents and financial records. The raids began Thursday and involved Treasury and Carabinieri paramilitary police. Officials also announced the closing of 11 Narconon drug rehabilitation centers, but did not elaborate on the connection. Raids were conducted in 20 cities including Milan, Turin, Florence, Rome, Genoa and Naples. The last one was Saturday when police shut down a recently opened Scientology office in the eastern ... [Read the rest at cs.cmu.edu]