A bomb exploded and destroyed the car of Sigfrido Ranucci, a renowned Italian journalist, on the night of Thursday, October 16 to Friday, October 17, without causing any casualties, he announced in the investigative program Reporte that he directs on the third channel of the public television RAI.
His daughter’s car and the facade of his house were also damaged by the explosion that occurred about twenty kilometers south of Rome, according to the same source.
“The power of the explosion was such that it could have killed someone if anyone had walked by at that precise moment,” Report said, adding that an investigation had been opened.
Political convictions
This explosion sparked an avalanche of condemnation from many political leaders on all sides.
The head of the ultra-conservative Government, Giorgia Meloni, expressed her “full solidarity” with the journalist and “firmly condemned the serious act of intimidation.”
“Freedom and independence of information are values of our democracy that cannot be renounced and that we will continue to defend,” he added in a statement.
A figure of the investigative journalist
The Informe program “made history as part of investigative journalism on television,” he writes on his site.
“Sigfrido Ranucci and the Informe team are once again on the front line with in-depth investigations and studies on politics, the economy and society,” the site adds.
In Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2025 ranking of press freedom, Italy occupies a resounding 49th place.
Source: BFM TV
