Parma, Esselunga evacuated due to bomb threat: attempted robbery hypothesis
Attempted robbery failed on the night between 11 and 12 October: bomb squad at work in via Traversetolo
Quick Look
- The Esselunga supermarket in via Traversetolo in Parma was evacuated after the discovery of an explosive device.
- The package had been abandoned by a gang of criminals during a failed attempted theft on the night between 11 and 12 October.
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Why It Matters
An attempted theft occurred during the night between 11 and 12 October at the Esselunga supermarket in Parma.
Tense morning at the Esselunga in via Traversetolo in Parma, evacuated in the early hours of the morning before opening to the public. All of this, according to the investigators' initial reconstructions, could be linked to an attempted theft which took place on the night between 11 and 12 October: a gang of robbers tore down the external railing to enter the supermarket and left an unidentified casing containing explosives near the pneumatic post (which transfers the money from the tills to the central safe), probably intended to blow up the safe. An evidently failed plan: the criminals left the explosives on the spot.
The intervention of the bomb squad
Firefighters and first aid vehicles were alerted at 7.20am, the supermarket was not open to the public and the few employees who had already arrived at the workplace were evacuated. Subsequently, the bomb squad arrived, who completed the clean-up work at 10.40, and the carabinieri to investigate the case. Investigations are underway to identify those responsible.
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Identification of those responsible through police investigations
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Open Questions
- Who are responsible for the attempted theft?
- What is the size of the explosive found?
