Three police officers were killed and thirteen others injured in a gas explosion in Castel d'Azzano, Italy, during an attempted eviction. Three siblings, Dino, Franco, and Maria Luisa Rampini, have been detained and are being investigated for premeditated murder, with mass murder charges reportedly being considered. Prosecutors stated that the officers were intentionally hit by an explosion from a gas tank while executing a judicial order for an eviction.
The explosion occurred during a second attempt to evict the siblings from a centry-old farmhouse they had occupied since 2024. Regional governor Luca Zaia alleged that the trio had threatened to blow up the house during an initial eviction attempt the previous year, framing it as a resistance to what they perceived as an unjust foreclosure of their family farm. A video from that prior attempt showed Maria Luisa Rampini stating they had filled the house with gas to oppose the eviction.
Two of the siblings were arrested immediately following this year's explosion, with the third apprehended later after a search. The alleged deliberate attack has sparked o... download the app to read more
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