ROME: Three police officers were killed and a dozen people were injured in Italy overnight after an explosion in a house during an attempted eviction, firefighters said on Tuesday.
Two people, a brother and sister in their 60s, were arrested and a third family member fled, according to the ANSA news agency.
The house in Castel d’Azzano, near Verona, was filled with gas and the explosion was triggered when the front door was opened during the overnight operation, ANSA said, citing sources close to investigators.
It said the police had been trying to evict the three siblings, who had previously threatened to blow themselves up.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni led tributes to the victims, whose bodies were extracted from the rubble of the house, and said she was following developments.
Twelve law enforcement officers and a civilian woman were injured, firefighters said in a statement on X.
Three police dead after blast during Italy eviction
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Three police dead after blast during Italy eviction
- Two people, a brother and sister in their 60s, were arrested and a third family member fled
French foreign minister says US military operations in Caribbean violate international law
- US officials said on Tuesday the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the Gerald Ford, had moved into the region, adding to the eight warships, a nuclear submarine and F-35 aircraft already in the Caribbean
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada: France is worried about US military operations in the Caribbean because they violate international law, the country’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday.
The US military has carried out at least 19 strikes so far against suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of Latin America, killing at least 76 people.
“We have observed with concern the military operations in the Caribbean region, because they violate international law and because France has a presence in this region through its overseas territories, where more than a million of our compatriots reside,” Barrot said on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministers’ summit in Canada.
“They could therefore be affected by the instability caused by any escalation, which we obviously want to avoid.”
US officials said on Tuesday the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the Gerald Ford, had moved into the region, adding to the eight warships, a nuclear submarine and F-35 aircraft already in the Caribbean.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly alleged that the US buildup is designed to drive him from power.
