ROME: A prominent Italian journalist threatened by the mafia had his parked car blown up by a bomb overnight, causing no injuries but sparking widespread outrage Friday from politicians and press groups.
Sigfrido Ranucci’s vehicle was destroyed by the explosion in Pomezia, near Rome, which also damaged the family’s other car and the house next door, according to his investigative television show.
“The force of the explosion was so strong that it could have killed anyone passing by at that moment,” Report, which broadcasts on RAI public television, said in a statement on X.
Anti-mafia prosecutors in Rome are investigating the attack on Ranucci, who has lived under police protection since 2014 due to death threats.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni strongly condemned what she called a “serious act of intimidation.”
