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As pilgrims prepare to flock to Rome for the Vatican Jubilee, another group has also flocked to the eternal city: pickpockets. Muggings and pickpocketing incidents have doubled in the last year as pickpocketing gangs have begun to systematically target Rome’s tourists. The wave of theft has led the city’s restaurateurs and bar owners to speak out as pickpockets prey on their clients. “Now we are receiving between 80 and 100 reports a day of muggings, thefts and pickpocketing” Claudio Pica, head of Fiepet Confesercenti, which represents 3,500 restaurants, cafes and pizzerias, told the Telegraph…