US Edition2 armed Turkish men arrested in the Italian city of Viterbo ahead of a popular local festival
Italian police arrested two armed Turkish men suspected of planning an attack during the Macchina di Santa Rosa festival, enabling a safe event for thousands of attendees, officials said.
- Two armed Turkish men were arrested in Viterbo, Italy, hours before a local festival, as stated by Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni.
- Meloni praised police and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi for their 'swift intervention' during the arrests.
- The Macchina di Santa Rosa festival is held every year on September 3 to honor the city's patron saint, Santa Rosa.
- Police have not commented on the motive of the arrests or reports of a possible attack.
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2 armed men arrested in the Italian city of Viterbo ahead of a
ROME: Two armed Turkish men were arrested in the central Italian city of Viterbo, near Rome, hours before a popular local festival, Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni said Thursday. Meloni praised police and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi for their “swift intervention” leading to the arrests on Wednesday night, which she said “allowed for the safe celebration of a unique
Two armed Turks arrested before Viterbo procession - General News
Premier Giorgia Meloni congratulated Italy's police on Thursday after two armed Turkish men were arrested in Viterbo on Wednesday shortly before the city's famous Macchina di Santa Rosa procession, ensuring the event could take place safely. (ANSA)
In a b&b overlooking the procession, for Santa Rosa's car, two Turkish citizens were hiding armed with guns and guns.
Italian police arrested two Turkish citizens in the city of Viterbo on Wednesday in possession of automatic rifles. They are suspected of being involved in arms trafficking, but the hypothesis of a possible terrorist attack has not been ruled out, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.
Two Turkish citizens carrying long-barreled weapons were detained before a religious ceremony in Viterbo, in Italy's Lazio region. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised the Italian police.
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