The community was outraged by the French satirical magazine's controversial cartoon depicting the victims of the recent devastating earthquake as pasta dishes.
Most of the victims of the quake were in Amatrice, the birthplace of the world-famous amatriciana pasta sauce.
The drawing titled 'Earthquake, Italian-style' depicted bloodied victims buried under layers of pasta.
"Approximately 300 dead in an earthquake in Italy," the cartoon said.
"It is still unknown whether it shouted Allahu Akbar” (God is great in Arabic).
The cartoon prompted widespread outrage.
"I respect freedom of satire and irony but I can also say I have the freedom to say that [the cartoon] stinks," Senate Speaker, Pietro Grasso said.
The French embassy in Rome issued a statement distancing Paris from the cartoon.
With ANSA
