Elsewhere in Europe, the Czech Republic has ramped up security measures to ensure people's safety during Christmas and New Year celebrations; Brussels has strengthened security measures at Christmas markets across the country whose terror alert level currently stands at 3, the second highest; Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Saturday called on the Portuguese not to forget those people in war-torn areas at Christmas "who have no families or cannot be with their families," stressing the dire need for peace.
In the United States, sporadic shootings and stabbings have claimed the lives of at least seven people across the country on Christmas eve, and left more injured.
BITTER CHRISTMAS
For refugees begging for new life, Christmas sentiment is a luxury most of them couldn't afford to expect under shadow of long-running conflicts.
At a shelter provided by the Red Cross in Rome, refugees with different nationalities, religious beliefs and ethnic backgrounds were treated with a feast dinner before Christmas eve.
"My Christmas wish is that my baby girl can accept proper education in Europe," a young refugee mother who gave her name as Aisha told Xinhua correspondent.
"As for myself, I just want a quiet life," she said with tears flashing.
The young mother has gone through a life-or-death journey from Eritrea to Italy, praying for a new life somewhere in Europe.
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