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State Funerals in Padova Honor Carabinieri Killed in Verona Farmhouse Blast

Investigators are still determining how the explosion occurred during the eviction‑linked operation.

Overview

  • President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended the ceremony in the Basilica of Santa Giustina alongside parliamentary leaders, ministers and military chiefs.
  • The coffins of Valerio Daprà, Davide Bernardello and Marco Piffari were draped in the tricolour, with honor guards from the Carabinieri and other forces lining the sagrato.
  • Roughly a thousand people filled the basilica, with more than two thousand gathered outside in Prato della Valle to follow the service.
  • Several colleagues injured in the Castel D'Azzano operation, reported as 27 in total, were present, some bearing visible wounds.
  • The Education Ministry marked the day with a nationwide minute of silence in schools, as the probe into the blast's cause and circumstances continues.