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Italian Police Detain Four Suspects in October Bomb Attack on Journalist
Italian police arrested four suspects Tuesday in the October 2025 car bomb attack targeting investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci near Rome. Three were placed in pre-trial detention and one under house arrest. The probe is handled by Rome's anti-mafia prosecutor's office.
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Italian police arrested four people on Tuesday suspected of carrying out an October bomb attack targeting journalist Sigfrido Ranucci. The blast occurred on October 16, 2025, in a residential neighborhood of Pomezia, about 12 miles south of Rome. It destroyed two cars belonging to Ranucci, who had just returned home.
His daughter had walked by the location a half-hour earlier. Ranucci, host of the investigative program "Report" on the Rai 3 public TV station, has been under police protection since 2021 because of his reporting on corruption and the mafia. The four suspects were detained near Naples.
Carabinieri police said they are "strongly suspected... " Three have been placed in pre-trial detention and the fourth is under house arrest. " It involved examination of video surveillance systems, phone records and scientific analysis of the explosive device.
The explosion occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Italy ranks 56th in the world for press freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders. CBS News reported that Ranucci's employer posted a video on social media showing the suspects being arrested, adding that the investigation continues to reach the masterminds.
