Overview
- Police in Rome executed seven precautionary measures on Tuesday after a probe by the Procura di Roma that used wiretaps and online claims to identify a clandestine anarcho‑insurrectionist cell.
- Five suspects were ordered held in prison and two placed under house arrest, and investigators cleared the Bencivenga Occupato social centre during searches carried out across several Italian cities.
- Authorities say two of the detainees are gravely suspected of taking part in the February 14 sabotage of the Rome–Florence high‑speed line that caused about €455,000 in damage and major service disruption.
- Investigators seized documents including a bomb‑making manual described in the court order as 'ricette‑ardenti' and cite intercepted planning at a July 2025 meeting in a Vicovaro farmhouse and online revendications on ispira‑azione.noblogs.org.
- Officials warned the case points to wider national and European patterns of anarchist sabotage, prosecutors are pursuing charges of association with terrorist aims, and the operation could reshape policing of critical infrastructure and activist hubs.