Topic: Italy

Parcel bomb sent to Greek embassy in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - An anonymous parcel containing explosives and apparently mailed from Italy was found and safely disposed of at the Greek embassy in Paris on Monday, in an incident that coincided with a flurry of letter bombs and threats in Rome.French ...
Italian anarchists claimed responsibility for a letter bomb blast Friday that nearly blinded the director of Italy's tax collection agency, following a foiled attack on the head of Deutsche Bank.The package included a note signed by FAI -- Federazione Anarchica Informale (Informal ...

Italian letter bomb injures top tax collector

ROME (Reuters) - A letter bomb blamed on anarchists injured the chief of a state tax collection agency in Rome on Friday, two days after a similar device addressed to a top banker was intercepted in Germany.The bomb exploded at the headquarters ...

Bomb at Rome embassy linked to anarchist attacks

Italian police were Tuesday investigating whether an attempted parcel bombing at the Greek embassy in Rome might have been carried out by an anarchist group that targeted two embassies last week.Investigators said Monday the device at the Greek embassy in Rome bore ...

Pope says Christmas mass amid security concerns

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict prayed for peace Friday as he led the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas at a mass marked by heightened security following parcel bomb attacks at two embassies in the Italian capital."At this hour, full of thankfulness, ...

Italy on alert after Rome embassy attacks

ROME (Reuters) - Italy was on alert for new attacks on Friday, a day after an anarchist group claimed responsibility for parcel bombs that injured two people at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome.There was a false alarm on Friday at ...
Reports: Explosive device was found in Rome subway, area was cleared, checks under wayAn explosive device was found Tuesday in a subway car in Rome, Italian news agencies reported.The ANSA and Apcom news agency said the device was found Tuesday inside a ...
Oscar Wilde - The Critic as Artist, Pt II The War on Terror', while embraced by some, is ridiculed by others. The first was performed by anarchists in Bologna in 1893, the second by members of the Japanese Red Army faction in ...

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