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Italian Teen Giovanni Tamburi Missing After Crans-Montana Massacre

Italian officials report 16 nationals unaccounted for as identification of victims remains difficult.

Overview

  • Giovanni Tamburi, 16, was reported missing by his mother after the deadly explosion in Crans-Montana that killed dozens.
  • His mother, Carla Masiello of Bologna, issued a public appeal and said repeated calls to hospitals have yielded no information.
  • Tamburi was last seen the previous evening at the bar Le Constellation; he was in Switzerland with his father and had gone out with friends.
  • A friend told his mother the group ran after a fire broke out and later lost sight of him, and his phone was not working.
  • Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said 16 Italians are missing and noted that identifying the injured has been difficult.