Bomb Destroys Ranucci's Car Near Rome

A powerful explosive device destroyed Sigfrido Ranucci’s car outside his home in Pomezia, south of Rome, overnight; his daughter had passed the vehicle minutes earlier but no one was injured. Anti‑mafia magistrates, forensic teams, police and firefighters opened an investigation and emergency crews worked at the scene, while video of the blast circulated on social media. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi ordered Ranucci’s security increased. Ranucci, the lead anchor of RAI3’s investigative programme Report, has been under police protection since 2021 after death threats, said he recently found bullets outside his home and called the blast an escalation tied to his reporting on organised crime. The attack drew condemnation from political leaders including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella and prompted warnings from journalist groups about threats to press freedom. Coming on the anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 car‑bomb murder, the incident intensified concerns about violence and intimidation of investigative journalists in Italy.