(ANSA) – ROME, SEP 4 – Premier Giorgia Meloni congratulated Italy’s police on Thursday after two armed Turkish men were arrested in Viterbo on Wednesday shortly before the city’s famous Macchina di Santa Rosa procession, ensuring the event could take place safely.
The men were arrested in a bed end breakfast in the city and were in possession of automatic rifles, sources said.
The possibility that the men were involved in an arms-trafficking ring is main line of investigation, sources said, although the hypothesis of a possible terrorist attack has not been excluded so far.
The case could be related to that of a Turkish mobster who was arrested in Viterbo a few days ago.
“Congratulations to the police and Interior Minister (Matteo) Piantedosi for their prompt intervention that led to the arrest of two armed Turkish citizens in Viterbo, just hours before the Macchina di Santa Rosa festival,” Meloni said on social media.
“It was a decisive operation that made it possible to safely celebrate a unique event, recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity and representing a centuries-old tradition deeply felt by the people of Viterbo and by many Italians.” (ANSA).
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The men were arrested in a bed end breakfast in the city and were in possession of automatic rifles, sources said.
The possibility that the men were involved in an arms-trafficking ring is main line of investigation, sources said, although the hypothesis of a possible terrorist attack has not been excluded so far.
The case could be related to that of a Turkish mobster who was arrested in Viterbo a few days ago.
“Congratulations to the police and Interior Minister (Matteo) Piantedosi for their prompt intervention that led to the arrest of two armed Turkish citizens in Viterbo, just hours before the Macchina di Santa Rosa festival,” Meloni said on social media.
“It was a decisive operation that made it possible to safely celebrate a unique event, recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity and representing a centuries-old tradition deeply felt by the people of Viterbo and by many Italians.” (ANSA).
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