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ROME, July 9: A 77-year-old Italian pensioner fell off a ladder and died as he tried to attach Italy's flag to a pole ahead of Sunday's World Cup final against France.
The man, Rodolfo Profili, was raising the flag on a patch of land he owned near the central Italian city of Viterbo when he apparently lost his balance and fell eight metres into a precipice, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
ANSA quoted local police as saying the man died instantly, still clutching the tricolore.—Reuters
