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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Italian investigative journalism TV host targeted in bomb attack near Rome

Parts of a car are seen on the ground as Carabinieri military police stand outside the home of investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci after an explosive device detonated
Car parts lie strewn at the scene after the bomb, reportedly planted between two vases, went off. Photograph: Cecilia Fabiano/AP

A prominent Italian investigative journalist has been targeted in a bomb attack, with the rudimentary but powerful device almost destroying his car and damaging a neighbour’s home.

Sigfrido Ranucci, who hosts Report, an investigative programme aired by the state broadcaster, Rai, said the explosion happened about 20 minutes after he returned to his home in Campo Ascolano, close to Rome, on Thursday night.

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