Overview
- Surveillance video and witness accounts show a masked person placing a package outside Adriano Cappellari’s house on Sunday night, followed by an explosion or ignition that caused limited damage and no casualties.
- Carabinieri and firefighters secured the scene, disarmed unexploded gas canisters or canisters reported at the site, and seized threatening letters and photographs left with the device.
- The letter recovered at the scene included photos of Cappellari marked with an X and threats that also named anti‑mafia priest Don Maurizio Patriciello and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
- Prosecutors in Napoli Nord are investigating and told reporters the letters’ style appears unlike typical Campanian mafia messages, prompting scrutiny of possible local motives and consideration of protection measures for the journalist.
- Cappellari is a 20–21‑year‑old freelance reporter who has received anonymous threats since late 2025 for his links to coverage and events about Caivano, and the attack has drawn widespread condemnation from political and journalistic bodies.