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by raaaaraaaa12 2268 days ago
https://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/why-chinese-masks-...

Czech authorities during a customs raid last Tuesday mistakenly seized 101,600 facemasks gifted by a branch of the Red Cross in eastern China to a Chinese community in Italy. Although Czech officials apologized for the mix-up, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Sunday published a bogus article claiming the Czech state had “stolen” that shipment – and much more.

Czechs would send 110,000 facemasks to Italy on Monday (March 23), dispatched along with an evacuation bus of 43 Italian nationals heading home, as agreed with the Italian Embassy in Prague.

--- My comment is that our goverment officials or those policemans are probably stupid...

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> --- My comment is that our goverment officials or those policemans are probably stupid...

Or they thought "better safe than sorry", given that smugglers aren't stupid and you can't just believe it was sent by Red Cross just because the courier says so.

If anything, I'd ask why La Repubblica published a bogus article.

>If anything, I'd ask why La Repubblica published a bogus article.

Seasons come and go, but click bait is eternal