Italian police clashed violently with demonstrators in Bologna after Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born man, died Sunday while being restrained by officers. Thousands protested, demanding justice, leading to tear gas deployment and 64 officers injured. Prosecutors opened a probe.
Italian police have dismantled an underground bank used by drug traffickers, moving hundreds of millions of euros over three years. The network, run by a Chinese national from Prato, facilitated anonymous financial flows for organized crime, including Albanian and Italian mafia groups, and also operated an illegal immigration network.
Five illegal African migrants arrested in Rome for allegedly kidnapping, drugging, and gang-raping a 32-year-old Colombian tourist over three days, with 11 others at the site set for deportation.
Police in Reggio Emilia and Bologna arrested a 22-year-old Italian man accused of recruitment for terrorism. He allegedly planned to attack people with a knife and had contact with a Daesh supporter.
Italian police arrested a 22-year-old man in Reggio Emilia for alleged recruitment for terrorism. He reportedly had contact with a Daesh supporter and expressed intent to carry out a knife attack.
Mauro Prosperi, an Italian policeman and marathon runner, survived nine days lost in the Sahara Desert after a sandstorm during the 1994 Marathon Des Sables. He resorted to eating bats and snakes, and even attempted suicide before being found and recovering.
