Overview

• Hasan Uzun, a 46-year-old Turkish national arrested in the Netherlands and extradited to Italy, is detained in Trieste awaiting proceedings.
• Trieste police say inquiries have found no evidence of an assassination plan against Pope Francis and suggest the suspect appears linked to ordinary criminal networks.
• Uzun’s court-appointed lawyer says he currently faces an illegal weapons possession charge, with the case still in the investigative phase.
• CCTV, phone activity and travel traces place a man identified as Uzun leaving a carry-on in the station bar, buying a new Italian SIM with cash, and traveling from Trieste to Milan before attempting to enter Switzerland with irregular documents.
• A CZ model 7B 9mm pistol with a magazine and 14 rounds was found in the abandoned bag on July 6, 2024, and media cite a confidential security note that considered an ISIS-linked plot plausible as prosecutors and intelligence services continue to investigate.