Carabiniere stabbed to death in the centre of Rome

There is shock in the Italian capital Rome after a member of Italy’s Carabinieri was stabbed to death while on duty.

The Italian security official was stabbed as he stopped two persons on the suspicion of theft. The two then fled from the scene and are currently being sought by the Italian authorities.

The stabbing happened in via Pietro Cossa, in the Prati area of Rome. The victim has been identified as Mario Cerciello Rega.

Carabiniere officer stabbed to death in Rome
Forensic police work a crime scene where Vice Brigadier of Carabinieri Mario Cerciello Rega was shoot dead by robbers last night in via Pietro Cossa, Rome, Italy, 26 July 2019. Two men thought to be of African origins are being sought in connection with the stabbing to death over the night between Thursday and Friday of an on-duty Carabiniere police officer in the Italian capital. PhotoEPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI

Various Italian politicians and personalities expressed their condolences and condemned the killing with Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini using harsh words and promising the perpetrators of this crime will be caught and brought to justice.

 

Via ANSA

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