Italy: Explosive Device Functioned in an ATM Attack

TRIPwire, 7 March 2023
On 6 March 2023, at approximately 0300 hours local time, Carabinieri from the Badia al Pino station and personnel from the Arezzo investigative unit responded after three masked suspects used explosives to attack a bank ATM in Pieve al Toppo, Arezzo province, and fled the scene with an estimated 20,000 euros [~$21,329]. No further details about the explosives have been released. The explosion destroyed the ATM and scattered debris on the sidewalk, but no injuries were reported. Authorities are reviewing surveillance footage in the ongoing investigation.