Overview

• Authorities in Castel d’Azzano near Verona are treating the explosion as intentional homicide after finding six gas cylinders in the collapsed two‑storey house.
• Three resident siblings around 60 years old were detained in hospital following the blast that killed three Carabinieri and injured at least 15 to 17 responders.
• Italy’s interior minister said it was likely a gas bottle was activated from inside the home, and investigators are reviewing police body‑camera footage.
• In Berlin‑Neukölln’s High‑Deck estate, about 46 to 47 people were injured after an explosion and fire; the cause remains unclear as a fire commission and LKA explosives specialists lead the probe, and the identity of the severely injured man from the flat is still unconfirmed.
• Northwest of Berlin in Paaren im Glien, a major blaze at the Wollenschlaeger showmen’s depot destroyed trucks, trailers and Christmas‑market equipment with estimated losses of roughly €500,000 as police investigate the origin.