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Posted on October 17, 2025
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A bomb exploded outside journalist Sigfrido Ranucci's home, damaging property but causing no injuries. Authorities are investigating.
ROME (Reuters) -A bomb exploded outside the home of one of Italy's top investigative journalists late on Thursday, damaging two cars and a nearby house, prompting messages of solidarity for the reporter from colleagues and politicians.
Sigfrido Ranucci, who hosts RAI's weekly "Report", Italy's best-known investigative journalism programme, has been for years under police protection. He said both he and his newsroom had received many threats of various kinds, including bullets.
The rudimentary device, likely made from firework explosives, was planted outside the front gate of Ranucci's house in Campo Ascolano, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of Rome, the journalist told RAI state broadcaster on Friday.
He added that the explosion happened about 20 minutes after he had returned home.
Both cars - belonging to Ranucci and his daughter - were practically destroyed. Nobody was injured, with Ranucci saying "apart from the shock, all is OK".
The reporter said he could not say whether the bomb was linked to his work. ANSA news agency said anti-Mafia prosecutors had opened an investigation for criminal damage with aggravating circumstances of mafia-style methods.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the "serious act of intimidation", adding that "freedom and independence of information are essential values of our democracies, which we will continue to defend".
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Ranucci's police escort would be stepped up.
"Report" has often clashed with the government, resulting in several members of Meloni's rightist coalition - including Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso, her Brothers of Italy party and her head of cabinet Gaetano Caputi - suing the programme.
(Reporting by Giulia Segreti and Alvise Armellini; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism that seeks to uncover the truth about complex issues, often involving corruption, crime, or social injustices, through in-depth research and reporting.
A police escort is a service provided by law enforcement to accompany and protect individuals, often in situations where there is a perceived threat to their safety.
Criminal damage refers to the intentional destruction or damage of property belonging to another person or entity, which is punishable under criminal law.
Freedom of information is the right of individuals to access information held by public authorities, promoting transparency and accountability in governance.
Mafia-style intimidation involves threats or acts of violence used to control or manipulate individuals or groups, often linked to organized crime.
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