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2 armed Turkish men arrested in the Italian city of Viterbo ahead of a popular local festival
Italian police arrested two Turkish men with firearms linked to organized crime, ensuring the safety of about 40,000 festival attendees during the Macchina di Santa Rosa event.
- Two armed Turkish men were arrested in Viterbo, Italy, hours before a local festival, as stated by Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni.
- Meloni praised police and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi for their 'swift intervention' during the arrests.
- The Macchina di Santa Rosa festival is held every year on September 3 to honor the city's patron saint, Santa Rosa.
- Police have not commented on the motive of the arrests or reports of a possible attack.
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We were thinking of an attack, scary state. She lives in the house next to the bed and breakfast where the two Turks were stopped in Viterbo. Mrs. Paola, who owns...
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