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Police Detain Alleged Commando in Bombing of Investigative Reporter; Hunt for Mandantes Continues

A judge found the blast was an act of mafia‑style intimidation, and investigators are pressing to identify the unnamed organizers who ordered the attack.

Overview

  • The Rome Direzione Distrettuale Antimafia and Carabinieri executed precautionary measures Tuesday that led to three people being jailed and one placed under house arrest on charges of possessing and using an explosive, serious threats and aggravated damage.
  • Judge Iole Moricca rejected a strage charge in her detention order because investigators found no proof the attackers intended to kill, but she described the episode as of “exceptional intimidating gravity” carried out with mafia methods.
  • Investigators built the case by cross‑checking dozens of CCTV systems, Reparto Investigazioni Scientifiche forensic findings and phone records that tracked a Fiat 500X rented in Campania to the Torvaianica blast site.
  • The ordinance says the commando acted on a “specific mandate” supplied by unidentified third parties who paid fees and offered dedicated SIMs, legal help and escape plans, while leads tying the plot to known clans remain unproven and under inquiry.
  • Separately, former FS CEO Mauro Moretti surrendered to Orvieto prison after a five‑year Cassation sentence and his lawyers have asked for house arrest on age and health grounds, a request now pending before the magistrate of surveillance and fuelling debate on managerial criminal responsibility and media coverage.