Polish Handball Player Asks Asylum in Italy
United Press International
TERAMO, Italy —
A member of a Polish women’s handball team, who disappeared July 3 during an international tournament in Italy, has asked for political asylum, police said Saturday.
Authorities said Elzbieta Swieca, 21, of Chorzow, made the request after police traced her to a small town near Rome. She was then moved to a refugee center at Latina, south of Rome.
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