Overview

• An overnight blast during a forced eviction near Verona collapsed a two‑story farmhouse, killing three Carabinieri and injuring 15 members of law enforcement.
• The victims were identified as Marco Piffari, Davide Bernardello, and Valerio Daprà, who served in Mestre and Venice units.
• Two siblings from the home were hospitalized with severe burns and placed under arrest according to the Verona prosecutor, while a third sibling fled across nearby fields.
• Responders reported a strong smell of gas before entry, later finding five cylinders placed in multiple rooms and remnants of Molotov cocktails inside the destroyed building.
• The case had seen earlier standoffs in 2024 involving gas releases, rooftop resistance, and self-harm threats, and the eviction stemmed from debt recovery on the property that local officials said did not involve minors or elderly, with provisional housing offered.