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Anti-Mafia Inquiry Intensifies After Bomb Damages Journalist Ranucci’s Cars Outside Home

Forensic findings from the device now guide the search through surveillance leads.

Overview

  • Rome’s anti-mafia prosecutors are investigating for damage aggravated by the mafia method, with firearms violations also assessed, and authorities have reinforced Ranucci’s security.
  • The improvised device contained roughly one kilogram of compressed gunpowder with a hand-lit fuse and no remote trigger, causing severe damage to two family vehicles.
  • Carabinieri seized the damaged cars, recovered a nearby stolen Fiat 500X for inspection, and are reviewing CCTV routes and cell data as witnesses report a hooded figure fleeing.
  • Multiple tracks remain open, including local organized crime on the coastal belt, links to extreme-right ultrà networks, and economic interests scrutinized by Report, with no perpetrator or motive confirmed.
  • Ranucci says he does not see political masterminds and views the blast as an intimidation tied to criminal interests; Report is set to return on October 26 as sit-ins and press groups press for anti-SLAPP protections.