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Mussolini air raid shelter opens to tourists

ROME (AP) — A Roman villa's wine cellar, which was converted into an air raid shelter for Benito Mussolini and the Italian dictator's family, is opening its anti-gas steel doors to tourists. The shelter was quickly constructed in 1940, after the outbreak of World War II, in what had been the wine cellar of a noble family, who lived there before Mussolini took up residence during his Fascist rule. The city of Rome now owns the villa, and Mayor Ignazio Marino toured the shelter Saturday.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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