News from Rome this evening
Recent incidents in Rome include a growing number of attacks linked to a suspected "black minicar gang" and protests following a series of pipe bomb explosions in the city's suburbs.
• Minicar Gang Attacks:
The number of reported incidents rose to six after a 67-year-old man was struck with a plastic pipe by a passenger in a black microcar along Viale dei Quattro Venti in Monteverde Nuovo. Rome prosecutors have opened a review into the string of assaults, which have targeted multiple pedestrians over the week.
• Suburban Explosions:
A fifth explosion in a week—involving another pipe bomb—has sparked public protests and demands for heightened policing against organized crime in Rome's outlying neighborhoods.
• Cultural Highlights:
Turner's 1836 painting "Rome, from Mount Aventine" remains on special display in the capital ahead of an upcoming London auction, while authorities continue to adjust tourism policies, including a planned €2 entry fee for the Trevi Fountain.
• Minicar Gang Attacks:
The number of reported incidents rose to six after a 67-year-old man was struck with a plastic pipe by a passenger in a black microcar along Viale dei Quattro Venti in Monteverde Nuovo. Rome prosecutors have opened a review into the string of assaults, which have targeted multiple pedestrians over the week.
• Suburban Explosions:
A fifth explosion in a week—involving another pipe bomb—has sparked public protests and demands for heightened policing against organized crime in Rome's outlying neighborhoods.
• Cultural Highlights:
Turner's 1836 painting "Rome, from Mount Aventine" remains on special display in the capital ahead of an upcoming London auction, while authorities continue to adjust tourism policies, including a planned €2 entry fee for the Trevi Fountain.
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