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Car Bomb Targets Italian TV Investigator Sigfrido Ranucci in Rome Suburb

Officials denounced the blast as an assault on press freedom, with police investigating.

Overview

  • An explosive device detonated under Ranucci’s car in a southern suburb of Rome the previous evening, according to his Rai 3 program Report.
  • The blast also damaged his daughter’s vehicle and a neighboring house, though no injuries were reported.
  • Bomb technicians estimated the charge at about one kilogram, a detail Ranucci relayed in an interview with Rainews24.
  • Ranucci said he had returned home about 20 minutes before the explosion and that both family cars were nearly destroyed.
  • Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned what she called an act of intimidation and pledged to defend media independence as the investigation continues.