Row erupts after lyricist Mogol gets fire-brigade helicopter from Sanremo to Rome

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 27 - A row has erupted in Italy after legendary lyricist Mogol was flown from the Sanremo Song Festival, where he received a career achievement award on Thursday night, on board a fire-brigade helicopter to receive another gong from firefighting chiefs at a Rome theatre Friday. "This is extremely serious, the craft was used for reasons outside its institutional remit," said the USB union, while opposition politicians were also critical. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi s...

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