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Three Carabinieri Killed as Gas-Filled Farmhouse Explodes During Eviction Near Verona

Prosecutors say the building was deliberately saturated with gas, casting the blast as an intentional attack during a high‑risk eviction.

Overview

  • The two-storey farmhouse in Castel d’Azzano collapsed after the explosion occurred as officers forced entry, according to officials.
  • Authorities reported multiple injuries, including 11 carabinieri, three state police officers, and a firefighter wounded during the operation.
  • Officers were enforcing an eviction of three siblings in their 60s who had occupied the abandoned property for about a year after previously threatening to blow it up.
  • Two occupants were detained, including a woman hospitalized with severe burns, while the status of a third sibling varied across reports.
  • Verona’s prosecutor linked the search to possible Molotov cocktails and said suspects face premeditated murder charges, with the possibility of a “massacre” charge under review.