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Italian anti-mafia police examine after journalist’s automobile explodes

By Editorial Board Published October 17, 2025 3 Min Read
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Italian anti-mafia police examine after journalist’s automobile explodes

Italy’s anti-mafia police are investigating after a automobile belonging to a number one journalist exploded outdoors his home.

The blast befell on Thursday and focused Sigfrido Ranucci, the lead anchor of Report, which is broadcast by state-run RAI.

The bomb, which was so highly effective it reportedly might have killed anybody strolling by, destroyed his automobile, broken one other household automobile that was subsequent to it and mangled the gates of his house in Pomezia, a city south of Rome.

The explosion got here on the eighth anniversary of the homicide of Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist killed by a automobile bomb after writing extensively about suspected corruption in political and enterprise circles.

Mr Ranucci had lately returned to his home when the blast befell whereas his daughter had walked previous the automobile half an hour earlier than, Report stated in a press release.

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Sigfrido Ranucci has investigated ties between the mafia and far-right teams. Pic: AP

The programme stated firefighters, forensic crews and magistrates from Rome’s anti-mafia police division have been trying into the explosion.

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her solidarity with Mr Ranucci and condemned “the serious act of intimidation he has suffered”.

She stated: “Freedom and independence of information are essential values of our democracies, which we will continue to defend.”

Talking outdoors RAI’s workplaces, Mr Ranucci stated the bombing wouldn’t cease his colleagues’ work as a result of they have been used to reporting underneath troublesome circumstances.

He stated: “Whoever thinks they can condition the work of Report by doing something like this will get the opposite effect. The only thing this does is maybe makes us waste some time.”

The explosion was an “escalation” of two years of threats directed in opposition to him, Mr Ranucci claimed.

In feedback revealed by Report, he added: “There have certainly been a series of incidents of intimidation, which I have always reported. There is definitely a general climate of isolation and delegitimisation toward me and the entire editorial staff of Report from an editorial point of view.”

He stated the assault was doubtless associated to Report’s investigations into hyperlinks between highly effective mafia teams together with the Cosa Nostra and the ‘Ndrangheta, far-right crime teams and former high-profile killings.

Mr Ranucci, who has been sued a number of instances for defamation, has been residing underneath police safety for years.

The Worldwide Federation of Journalists stated: “We strongly condemn the attempted murder of a journalist, which constitutes a direct assault on media freedom, and urgently call for a thorough investigation to ensure that the perpetrators are identified and brought to justice.”

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