Rome will ban diesel cars by 2024

Cars are seen stuck in a traffic jam in downtown Rome. (2007 Reuters file photo/REUTERS)

By:

Philip Pullella

February 28, 2018 05:00 AM

ROME -- Rome, one of Europe's most traffic-clogged cities and home to thousands of ancient outdoor monuments threatened by pollution, plans to ban diesel cars from the center by 2024, its mayor said.

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